The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy

The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in the Thornton Heath area of Croydon, South London, named after Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1070 to 1089.

The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Address
Mitcham Road

Croydon
,
Surrey
,
CR9 3AS

England
Coordinates51.3911°N 0.1304°W / 51.3911; -0.1304
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoLearning Changes Lives
Established1931
Local authorityCroydon
Department for Education URN141210 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMichael del Río
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1052 (2009)
Websitewww.lanfranc.org.uk

History

The school was founded in 1931 as a boys' school in Thornton Road, Thornton Heath, near the junction with Mitcham Road and is close to Mitcham Common. In 1953 work began on a new school nearby in Mitcham Road, being opened in 1956 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher.

On 9 August 1961, 34 boys and 2 members of staff from the school were killed when their plane crashed near Stavanger Airport, Sola, Norway.[1] The 50th anniversary was marked by a book published in summer 2011, The Lanfranc Boys by Rosalind Jones sister of Quentin Green, one of the victims.

Previously a foundation school administered by Croydon London Borough Council, The Archbishop Lanfranc School converted to academy status in September 2014 and was renamed The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Croydon London Borough Council for admissions.

The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy featured in the 2014 fly on the wall documentary Tough Young Teachers.

Description

The last OFSTED report[2] of June 2009 states that the school: is a specialist sports college serving a part of Croydon of considerable ethnic and cultural diversity. The school is average in size and has a significantly higher proportion of boys than girls. The proportion of pupils who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities, including those with a statement of special educational need, is above average. The school holds several national and local awards including the National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) Award and the Investors in People standard. There is a Nursery overseen by the governing body, and judgements about its effectiveness were included in this report. The privately run Lanfranc Pre-school was inspected and reported on separately. The report stated that the quality of education provided by the school was at least satisfactory in all respects with some key aspects as good and others outstanding.

Notable former pupils

Headteachers

Mr James Harper (?-1977

  • Ronald Blackman (? - 1983)
  • Robert Pope (1983 - 1994)
  • David Clark (1994 - 2014)
  • Michael del Río (2014–Present)

References
  1. https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/lanfranc-boys-crash-devastating-plane-16730637
  2. OFSTED report on 2009 inspection, retrieved 2 August 2009
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