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 66%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
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 |