The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is a modern, vibrant community and yet one with a long and historic tradition of educating students from the three London boroughs on whose crossroads we sit – Croydon, Merton and Sutton. The Academy is proud of its history, and through its various incarnations, has educated children from its local community since 1931. We are an 11–16 mixed, comprehensive secondary of about 850 students, situated on the north Croydon/Mitcham border. We benefit from a lovely site with brand new buildings; some great sports facilities (including a fully equipped gym available for staff); plenty of on-site parking; good public transport links and well resourced, purpose built, classrooms and learning spaces, rebuilt in September 2017. The Academy also benefits from an on-site nursery open to both staff and the general public which has a grading of “Good” from Ofsted. Our mission at The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy is to serve and empower our diverse community by providing an inclusive, safe and nurturing environment that values and celebrates cultural differences. We aim to promote academic achievement, teamwork, accountability, leadership and aspiration among all students and to enable them to achieve academically and socially in a rapidly changing world. Vision TALA will empower its diverse community to be successful learners, who strive for excellence academically and creatively and who, through their personal growth, will become aspirational, resilient, confident and principled adults. TALA Values Teamwork – We all contribute to the betterment of the ‘teams’ we are in Accountability – We are responsible for our own development and behaviour Leadership – We have the power to exert influence and bring about change Aspiration – We place no limits on what we can achieve