Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 833 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.3
City technology college · independent
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
- Pupils on roll
- 1,445of 1,450 places
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 197
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 19 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 195 pupils who finished Year 11 at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2023, 84% stayed on in BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology’s own sixth form (Croydon average 48%), 8% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 40% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Among the 496 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 41% went to university (Croydon 43%, England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 2% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Croydon and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 195 | 3,906 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 96% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 84% | 48% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 8% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 496 | 3,304 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 41% | 43% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 6% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 24% | 21% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 15% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.1 | 44.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 52% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | 3.99 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 41% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.6 | 37.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.3 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 27% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 197 | 100% | 89% | 35% | 20% | 86% |
| Mathematics | 197 | 100% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 197 | 100% | 86% | 31% | 21% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 171 | 87% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 63% |
| Sociology | 78 | 40% | 4% | 29% | 21% | 76% |
| History | 70 | 36% | 41% | 34% | 26% | 73% |
| Business Studies | 62 | 31% | 18% | 8% | 20% | 52% |
| Drama | 49 | 25% | 7% | 31% | 27% | 88% |
| Film Studies | 48 | 24% | 1% | 40% | 20% | 90% |
| Dance | 34 | 17% | 1% | 44% | 27% | 94% |
| Spanish | 33 | 17% | 19% | 42% | 27% | 88% |
| Physics | 26 | 13% | 23% | 46% | 46% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 13% | 23% | 35% | 47% | 96% |
| Biology | 26 | 13% | 23% | 54% | 45% | 100% |
| Textiles | 25 | 13% | 2% | 36% | 27% | 84% |
| Photography | 25 | 13% | 6% | 24% | 19% | 96% |
| Music | 24 | 12% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 67% |
| Art and Design | 21 | 11% | 7% | 14% | 24% | 81% |
| French | 15 | 8% | 18% | 67% | 29% | 87% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Design | 42 | 38% | — |
| Art and Design | 25 | 23% | — |
| Multimedia | 23 | 21% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 1,051 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 111 | 1,437 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.55 | 30.93 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | E+ | C | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 2% | 9% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 23 | 21% | 11% |
| History | 17 | 15% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 16 | 14% | 31% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| History of Art | — | — | 0% |
| Japanese | — | — | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | 46 | 41% | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 23 | 21% | — |
| Film Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 21 | 19% | — |
| Film Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 21 | 19% | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | 20 | 18% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 18 | 16% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Croydon
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Academy converter · sixth form · 967 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.4
Coombe Wood School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,162 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Harris Academy Purley
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,013 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8
Harris Academy South Norwood
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,008 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,191 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.