Ark Globe Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 1 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
135584
Address
Harper Road, SE1 6AG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1315 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
36.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
59%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.9%
Pupil ethnicities
African 34.6%
Mixed 13.8%
Other 11.6%
Bangladeshi 10.2%
Caribbean 9.4%
Other White 6.1%
White British 4.6%
Other Black 3.9%
Unclassified 2.7%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAbove average1.7
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE23
BiologyGCSE21
Business Studies:SingleGCSE68
ChemistryGCSE21
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE26
English LanguageGCSE145
English LiteratureGCSE145
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE17
FrenchGCSE64
GeographyGCSE56
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ark Globe Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
37
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
37
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes21.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
44
23
21
Year 1
55
23
32
Year 2
46
20
26
Year 3
47
23
24
Year 4
47
24
23
Year 5
59
31
28
Year 6
57
27
30
Year 7
160
76
84
Year 8
171
97
74
Year 9
166
88
78
Year 10
166
94
72
Year 11
164
88
76
Year 12
65
38
27
Year 13
68
43
25
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
97.0%
93.0%
86.5%
Further education
40.0%
21.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
47.0%
59.8%
37.9%
Sixth form college
11.0%
11.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
1.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
3.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
93.0%
83.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
34.4%
19.7%
Russell Group
33.0%
32.3%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
5.0%
1.7%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020