Ark All Saints Academy, based in London, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a church of england religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Ark All Saints Academy currently has around 581 pupils on roll, which is about 97% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 53.4% boys and 46.6% girls. Around 61.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.9%. Persistent absence is recorded at 15.6%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with african pupils forming the largest group at around 37.2%. other black pupils make up about 10.2%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: 140 Wyndham Road, London, SE5 0UB
Website: http://arkallsaintsacademy.org/
Telephone: 02074505959
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Southwark
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Lucy Frame
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139718

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/06/2015

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 581
Number of Boys: 310
Number of Girls: 271

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.6% 8.2%

Ethnicity

African37.20%216
Other Black10.20%59
Caribbean9.80%57
Other (any other ethnic group)8.60%50
White British7.10%41
Other White7.10%41
Other Mixed6.70%39
Unclassified4.80%28
White and Black Caribbean2.90%17
Bangladeshi1.90%11
White and Black African1.50%9
Other Asian0.70%4
Chinese0.50%3
Pakistani0.30%2
White and Asian0.20%1
Irish0.20%1
Gypsy/Roma0.20%1
Indian0.20%1
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Progress 8: Above average (0.27)
Of the 125 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 123 are included in this measure.
Progress 8 score (average over pupils)
School
0.27
Town average
0.28
Local authority average
0.62
England average
-0.03
Entering EBacc
School
87%
Town average
48%
Local authority average
68%
England average
35%
Grade 5+ in English & maths GCSEs
School
50%
Town average
48%
Local authority average
58%
England average
41%
Attainment 8 score
School
44.8
Town average
46.5
Local authority average
52.5
England average
44.6
EBacc average point score
School
4.1
Town average
4.2
Local authority average
4.8
England average
3.9
Staying in education or employment
School

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grove Nursery School
Tower Mill Road , SE15 6BY
3out of 4 1,424 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ann Bernadt Nursery School
29 Chandler Way , SE15 6DT
- not rated 1,704 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG
4out of 4 1,748 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT
- not rated 2,625 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre
35 Effra Parade , SW2 1PL
3out of 4 2,651 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS
3out of 4 159 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School
Pitman Street , Camberwell SE5 0TS
3out of 4 159 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Comber Grove School
Comber Grove , Camberwell SE5 0LQ
- not rated 250 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School
Warham Street , Camberwell New Road SE5 0SX
3out of 4 256 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
John Ruskin Street , Camberwell SE5 0PQ
4out of 4 626 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College
Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB
- not rated 0 yd Voluntary aided school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ark All Saints Academy
140 Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Michael and All Angels CofE Academy
Wyndham Road , Camberwell SE5 0UB
- not rated 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Gabriel's College
Langton Road , SW9 6UL
3out of 4 322 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Camberwell New Road , SE5 0RP
4out of 4 455 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ
- not rated 2,327 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea
200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY
- not rated 2,415 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Morley College London
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT
- not rated 2,481 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Bank University Sixth Form
56 Brixton Hill , SW2 1QS
- not rated 3,016 yd Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durand Academy
Hackford Road , Stockwell SW9 0RD
- not rated 1,252 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG
3out of 4 2,220 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highshore School
135 Farmers Road , Camberwell SE5 0TW
3out of 4 65 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
PhoenixPlace
7a Badsworth Road , SE5 0JG
- not rated 105 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Gabriel's Sixth Form Centre
Wyndham Road , SE5 0UD
- not rated 165 yd Sixth form centres Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Charles Edward Brooke Refugee Centre Co Charles Edward Brooke CofE School
Langton Street , SW9 6UL
- not rated 327 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
One World Pre-School
62a Vassall Road , Brixton SW9 6HY
- not rated 668 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.