Ark Charter Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 135965
- Address
- Hyde Park Road, PO5 4HL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 917 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 38.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 60.7%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 39.9%
African 15.3%
Other 11.6%
Other White 9.3%
Bangladeshi 7.9%
Mixed 6.5%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Asian 3.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
Indian 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 181 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 162 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| French | GCSE | 42 |
| Geography | GCSE | 102 |
| German | GCSE | 2 |
| History | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
Ark Charter Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 106 85 |
| Year 8 | 180 98 82 |
| Year 9 | 186 90 96 |
| Year 10 | 175 87 88 |
| Year 11 | 185 100 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.0% 3.0% |