Ark Academy

URN 135600·All-through·Academy sponsor led·Ark Schools·Compare

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,218.52

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

4.8%

of income

In-year balance

+2.9%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 28.2%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.51.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.73.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)50.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.83.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,642

Capacity

1,650 (100%)

Free school meals

34.1%

English additional lang.

48.4%

Ethnicity

White British 2.9%Asian 30.8%Black 23.2%Mixed 12.8%Chinese 0.1%Other 14.6%

Age range: 318

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

104.3

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

15.5

Mean salary

£58,246

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

11.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.7%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

2024/25 · 1,282 pupils