# The Archbishop's School

The Archbishop's School is a secondary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 770 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E118898. [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 770
- Council: Canterbury
- URN: 118898

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Archbishop's School was 32.1, against 44.8 in Canterbury and 46.2 in England.
19.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Canterbury | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 32.1 | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19.3% | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38.6% | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 140 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Stephen's Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-junior-school-e136393): 450 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Stephen's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-infant-school-e148501): 470 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024
- [Bemix](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bemix-e144788): 690 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Edmund's School Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-school-canterbury-e118998): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Johns Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e137071): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kent College (Canterbury)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kent-college-canterbury-e119001): 1.3 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/118898)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/118898)

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