The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, Croydon

In its own words: "Our mission at The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is to serve and empower our diverse community by providing an inclusive, safe and nurturing environment that values and celebrates cultural differences. We aim to promote academic achievement, teamwork, accountability, leadership and aspiration among all students and to enable them to achieve academically and socially in a rapidly changing world."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our mission is to serve and empower our diverse community by providing an inclusive, safe and nurturing environment that values and celebrates cultural differences. We aim to promote academic achievement, teamwork, accountability, leadership and aspiration among all students and to enable them to achieve academically and socially in a rapidly changing world."

In 2026, pupils at The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Croydon and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Croydon and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.1: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45.3, against 48.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, History and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 65 families put The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy as their first choice and 232 named it as one of their preferences, for 93 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy are Harris Academy Merton (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.4); Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (1.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.1); St Mark's Church of England Academy (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 44.9); and Woodmansterne School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46).

The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

90 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Of the 155 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

50.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (34%), Asian (34%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 98 pupils (12.9%) received SEN support and 18 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Therapia Lane Tram Stop, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rochford Way, 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy issued 156 suspensions, 20.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy are Gonville Academy (0.4 miles), West Thornton Primary School (0.5 miles), The Sherwood School (0.7 miles) and Paxton Academy Sports And Science (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.