Ark Oval Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 137114
- Address
- 98 Cherry Orchard Road, CR0 6BA
- Website
- www.arkovalprimary.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 601 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 53.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
African 20.3%
Indian 14.3%
Mixed 12.5%
Other White 11.1%
Caribbean 9.5%
White British 9.2%
Other 5.5%
Pakistani 5%
Other Asian 4.5%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Black 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Ark Oval Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 88
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 86 37 49 |
| Year 1 | 89 43 46 |
| Year 2 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 3 | 79 43 36 |
| Year 4 | 87 46 41 |
| Year 5 | 86 41 45 |
| Year 6 | 85 47 38 |