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Ark Walworth Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 2 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Southwark
Unique reference
135315
Address
Shorncliffe Road, SE1 5UJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
989 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
56.4%
Girls
43.6%
First language not English
50.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
61.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
African 33.2%
Mixed 12.3%
Unclassified 9.7%
Other 9.4%
White British 8.8%
Caribbean 6.8%
Other White 6.6%
Other Black 5.4%
Bangladeshi 4.6%
Chinese 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.12
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.38
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 51%
Local authority average 70%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.1
Local authority average 51.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.02
Local authority average 4.75
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award46
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award8
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award15
Speech & DramaTechnical Award17
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE40
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE13
BiologyGCSE16
Business Studies:SingleGCSE84
ChemistryGCSE16
ChineseGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ark Walworth Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
168
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
134
2nd preference
92
3rd preference
90
From another Local Authority
35
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
134
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
173
91
82
Year 8
154
84
70
Year 9
143
85
58
Year 10
171
99
72
Year 11
157
89
68
Year 12
94
55
39
Year 13
97
55
42
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Secondary

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
91.8%
85.6%
Further education
31.0%
20.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
47.0%
60.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
8.0%
9.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
4.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
75.0%
85.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
40.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
0.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021
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