The Archbishop's School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Canterbury, South East CT2 7AP · Kent
#647 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#3914 of 4,090 nationally
About The Archbishop's School
The Archbishop's School is a local authority secondary located in Canterbury, in the Kent local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 770 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 11.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 647th of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (16th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (4th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 770; capacity filled 85.6%; grade 4+ english & maths 44.4%; ebacc average points 2.88.
There are 46 schools in Canterbury; The Archbishop's School ranks 38th of 42 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)35.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)21.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)22.4
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)56.6%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Archbishop's School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 770
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 56.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 85.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 35.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 21.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 44.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.88
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 22.4
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The Archbishop's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Stephen's Junior School
Canterbury · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
400 students · 446 m away
St Stephen's Infant School
Canterbury · Academy primary · Ages 5–7
263 students · 474 m away
St Edmund's School Canterbury
Canterbury · Independent all-through · Ages 3–19
523 students · 1.0 km away
St Johns Church of England Primary School
Canterbury · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
427 students · 1.3 km away
Kent College (Canterbury)
Canterbury · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
507 students · 1.3 km away
Kent College International Study Centre
Canterbury · Independent secondary · Ages 11–18
10 students · 1.3 km away
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
Canterbury · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
208 students · 1.6 km away
The King's School Canterbury
Canterbury · Independent secondary · Ages 13–19
985 students · 1.6 km away
Blean Primary School
Canterbury · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
449 students · 1.6 km away
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Canterbury · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
210 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Cressex Community School
High Wycombe · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
766 students
Carterton Community College
Carterton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
774 students
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
780 students
The Vyne Community School
Basingstoke · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
740 students
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
807 students
Warblington School
Havant · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
810 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Archbishop's School a good school?
The Archbishop's School has a Success Index (England) of 11.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #647 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Archbishop's School rank in South East?
The Archbishop's School ranks #647 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #3914 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Archbishop's School?
The Archbishop's School had 770 students in 2025.
Is The Archbishop's School a primary school or a secondary school?
The Archbishop's School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near The Archbishop's School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Archbishop's School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.