Secondary · CT2 · Kent

The Archbishop's School

St Stephens Hill, Canterbury, CT2 7AP

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance93.5%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.79
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils770

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (4 Feb 2020).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in CT2. Where we have them, council (Canterbury) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
770
Free school meals
56.6%
21.8% above district average (34.8%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
18.5%
0.5% above district average (18%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
27.3%
6.7% above district average (20.6%)
Attendance
93.5%
0.8% below district average (94.3%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
15.8%
Progress 8
-0.79 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
35.2
Grade 5+ English & maths
21.4%
Grade 4+ English & maths
44.4%
Entered for EBacc
13.5%
EBacc average point score
2.88

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the CT2 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.9%
  • 2021/2286.1%
  • 2022/2387.1%
  • 2023/2484.9%
  • 2024/2584.9%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
900
Pupils on roll
770

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Kent page.

SEN support

SEN %
18.5%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · SPLD
Need types
SPLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates