Archbishop Tenison's School
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| Archbishop Tenison's School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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55 Kennington Oval Coeducational | |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Colour(s) | Navy and Red |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Website | http://www.tenisons.com |
Archbishop Tenison's School, commonly known as Tenison's, was a Church of England mixed secondary school located in the London Borough of Lambeth. The school was founded in 1685, and closed in 2023.
Tenison's was an 11–16 boys and girls
History
Archbishop Tenison's at The Oval became a grammar school, then a comprehensive. Tenison's became a Grant-Maintained school in 1993, and a VA school in 1998. in 2019 the school converted to academy status.
The school closed in Summer 2023.[1]
School badge
The badges of both the schools founded by Thomas Tenison are based on his personal
Academic performance
The school had long been renowned for its high academic performance. It suffered a dip in results in 2016 and 2017 but the 2018 GCSE results show that the school was returning to its former achievements with double the number of strong GCSE passes in Maths and English and a large number of students attained the new top grade 9 (equivalent to top half A*) in a range of subjects. In 2019 the school continued to show great improvement with a progress 8 score of -0.06, which moved the results to average compared to all other secondary schools in England.
In its Ofsted report, from October 2016, the school was judged to be Inadequate and was placed into special measures.
Notable Old Tenisonians (OTs)
- Jeremiah Emmanuel, youth influencer[2]
- Jason Euell, footballer[citation needed]
- Patrick Harrington, political activist[citation needed]
- Stephen Moore, actor[3]
- Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Labour MP from 1997 to 2005 for West Ham and from 1983 to 1997 for Newham North West
- Nicky Clarke, celebrity hair stylist[4]
- Chris Gent, former Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2003 of Vodafone, and Chairman since 2005 of GlaxoSmithKline[5]
- Don Letts, musician, member of Big Audio Dynamite[6]
- Chris Riddell, award-winning illustrator, author, political cartoonist[7]
- Derek Hoggett, Founder of Investa Asset Management LLC in Texas, USA, Economist, Entrepreneur.
References
- ^ Davis, Anna (12 April 2023). "Historic London school closing abruptly with parents searching for new places". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Lambeth youngster's efforts recognized". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Obituary: Stephen Moore". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Possibly the best hairdo in the world. A snip at pounds 190". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Gent shows foresight, confidence, determination in building, leading world's largest mobile carrier". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Caroline Coon, Don Letts, c.1977". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "I want to help every school to do more for readers". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
