The Archbishop's School

State-Funded School

the-archbishops-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

CanterburyConstituency

CT2 7APPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Archbishop's School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 770 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 21.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.88

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

770

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 770
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Mar 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.