OFSTED
6 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
30 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
6 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Southwark
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,272
1,272 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
581
45.7% of pupils
Male pupils
691
54.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
39.5 pts
above England
School
64.3%
Southwark
35.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.5 pts
above England
School
33.8%
Southwark
27.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Southwark
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
36.6%
466
Any other ethnic group
11.7%
149
Bangladeshi
10.8%
137
Caribbean
9.7%
124
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
91
Any other White background
5.6%
71
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.2%
257 of
1,272 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.4
9.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.22 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.95 pts
higher than
England
School
7.16%
Southwark
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.85 pts
higher than
England
School
18.67%
Southwark
18.21%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.02%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.21 pts
higher than
England
School
2.02%
Southwark
2.04%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.3%
13.8 pts
below England
Ark Globe Academy
77.3%
Southwark
77.3%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.