Ark Charter Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 6 2022 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
- 876 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 37.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.3%
- Persistent absence
- 36.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 38.6%
African 15.4%
Other 10.2%
Other White 10%
Bangladeshi 9.1%
Mixed 6.3%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other Asian 3.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.7
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.46
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.6
Local authority average 38.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 3.29
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Ark Charter Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 96 82 |
| Year 8 | 173 88 85 |
| Year 9 | 176 93 83 |
| Year 10 | 172 95 77 |
| Year 11 | 177 89 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 72.0% 74.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 4.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.0% 1.2% |