Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 833 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.3
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Norbury High School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082of 1,370 places
- Free school meals
- 32.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 219
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 16 March 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls (URN 101824, until 1 January 2012).
What the data says
Of the 223 pupils who finished Year 11 at Norbury High School for Girls in 2023, 60% stayed on in Norbury High School for Girls’ own sixth form (Croydon average 48%), 27% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 68 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 66% went to university (Croydon 43%, England 37%), and 9% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 3% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Law, Politics and Sociology.
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 | 223 | 3,906 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 60% | 48% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 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 | 68 | 3,304 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 66% | 43% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 9% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 7% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 4% | 21% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.4 | 44.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 89% | 52% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | 3.99 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 41% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.2 | 37.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.9 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 60% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 216 | 99% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 68% |
| English Literature | 215 | 98% | 86% | 29% | 21% | 84% |
| English Language | 214 | 98% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 158 | 72% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 49% |
| History | 109 | 50% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 62% |
| Geography | 105 | 48% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 56% |
| Spanish | 102 | 47% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 63% |
| French | 93 | 42% | 18% | 18% | 29% | 60% |
| Citizenship Studies | 61 | 28% | 3% | 18% | 19% | 64% |
| Chemistry | 58 | 26% | 23% | 33% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 58 | 26% | 23% | 31% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 58 | 26% | 23% | 36% | 46% | 97% |
| Business Studies | 56 | 26% | 18% | 25% | 20% | 86% |
| Psychology | 54 | 25% | 3% | 19% | 22% | 78% |
| Sociology | 51 | 23% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 69% |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 12% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 89% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 12% | 13% | 31% | 30% | 81% |
| Fine Art | 25 | 11% | 9% | 40% | 28% | 84% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 11% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 17% |
| Textiles | 21 | 10% | 2% | 19% | 27% | 76% |
| Graphic Communication | 19 | 9% | 1% | 11% | 23% | 58% |
| Urdu | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Arabic | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 27 | 34% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 147 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 80 | 1,437 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 25.09 | 30.93 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | C | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 3% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 25 | 31% | 4% |
| Politics | 20 | 25% | 6% |
| Sociology | 15 | 19% | 13% |
| Media Studies | 13 | 16% | 4% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 14% | 4% |
| History | 11 | 14% | 13% |
| Economics | 8 | 10% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 8 | 10% | 31% |
| Biology | 7 | 9% | 20% |
| English Literature | 7 | 9% | 11% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 8% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 6 | 8% | 13% |
| Psychology | 6 | 8% | 23% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Urdu | — | — | 0% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 29 | 36% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 19 | 24% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 14 | 18% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 13 | 16% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 15% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 8 | 10% | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 10% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 7 | 9% | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 7 | 9% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 8% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 8% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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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.