The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP · Kent · secondary school
78th of 99 secondary schools in Kent we can score, 103 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 1.6/10 against 181 of them, against 0.5/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 21.4 · 5 | 30% | 0.14 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.79 · 6 | 25% | 0.15 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 35.2 · 6 | 10% | 0.06 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in 2024. In 2024/25, 21.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 35.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.79 in 2023/24, meaning pupils made less progress than those nationally who started from the same point. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (1.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.5 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Archbishop's Got Talent club, the Millwall FC Football Academy, the P16 Football Academy, or the Archbishop’s Canterbury Educational Rugby Academy. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. There are 770 pupils in a school with 900 places, leaving 130 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between the current Attainment 8 score and the national median? What specific support is offered to students who join the football or rugby academies to ensure their academic progress remains on track? How does the school plan to improve the Progress 8 score for the next cohort?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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