OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
26 May 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Greenwich
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
615
615 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
272
44.2% of pupils
Male pupils
343
55.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.7 pts
above England
School
41.5%
Greenwich
29.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.8 pts
below England
School
18.5%
Greenwich
28.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Greenwich
0.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
30.4%
187
White British
12.2%
75
Any other White background
12.0%
74
Any other Mixed background
9.8%
60
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
39
Unclassified
5.5%
34
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
13.8%
85 of
615 pupils
7.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.8 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
68.2
29.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.43 · 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
5.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
5.15%
Greenwich
5.95%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.30 pts
lower than
England
School
13.51%
Greenwich
16.35%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
1.11%
Greenwich
1.43%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.5%
10.2 pts
above England
Ark Greenwich Free School
102.5%
Greenwich
95.3%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.