Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Croydon (Croydon).
Location
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Archbishop Tenisons is a 310 year-old Church of England, mixed, comprehensive, 11-18 High School in Croydon with an excellent track record at both GCSE and A Level over many years. The school was founded by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Tenison, in 1714, for ten poor boys and ten poor girls of the Parish of Croydon .
At that time it was a radical new departure to educate boys and girls together in the same school. This is possibly the longest continuously running mixed school in the world under the same foundation as when it started.
Today the school serves the Archdeaconry of Croydon and Deaconry of Sutton, giving priority through its admission arrangements to children from Church of England and other Christian families who live within that area, with 20% per cent of places allocated to feeder schools and 20% of places open to families geographically.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 101811
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (1 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Amanda Johnson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Eileen Chapman Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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