OFSTED
24 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Enfield
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,732
1,693 full-time ·
39 part-time
Female pupils
876
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
856
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.7 pts
above England
School
45.5%
Enfield
33.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.3 pts
above England
School
44.6%
Enfield
45.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Enfield
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
30.4%
526
African
20.0%
347
White British
10.4%
180
Any other ethnic group
9.1%
157
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
124
Caribbean
4.6%
80
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
16.5%
285 of
1,732 pupils
4.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.4 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
50.1
10.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.24 · 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
5.92%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
lower than
England
School
5.92%
Enfield
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.90 pts
lower than
England
School
14.92%
Enfield
18.71%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.94%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.86 pts
lower than
England
School
0.94%
Enfield
1.96%
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
96.0%
4.9 pts
above England
Ark John Keats Academy
96.0%
Enfield
96.2%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.