Ark Bolingbroke Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Unique reference
- 138267
- Address
- Wakehurst Road, SW11 6BF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 770 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 26.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 34.3%
Mixed 19.3%
Other White 17.8%
African 10.9%
Caribbean 4.2%
Other 3.4%
Unclassified 2.6%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other Black 1.8%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 62%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 78%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.6
Local authority average 51.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.62
Local authority average 4.85
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 110 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 106 |
| French | GCSE | 26 |
| Geography | GCSE | 51 |
| German | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 137
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 168
- 3rd preference
- 177
- From another Local Authority
- 125
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 132 62 70 |
| Year 8 | 127 73 54 |
| Year 9 | 119 60 59 |
| Year 10 | 113 69 44 |
| Year 11 | 111 73 38 |
| Year 12 | 96 46 50 |
| Year 13 | 72 38 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 90.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 16.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 75.0% 69.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 75.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 21.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 2.4% |