Ark Bolingbroke Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 25 2023 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
- 773 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.7%
- Girls
- 42.3%
- First language not English
- 29%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 34.2%
Other White 19.9%
Mixed 17.2%
African 10.6%
Caribbean 5.3%
Other 3.5%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other Black 1.4%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.88
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.33
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 62%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.2
Local authority average 50.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.22
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| English Language | GCSE | 111 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 110 |
| French | GCSE | 19 |
| Geography | GCSE | 47 |
| History | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 183
- 3rd preference
- 160
- From another Local Authority
- 72
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 67 67 |
| Year 8 | 120 71 49 |
| Year 9 | 125 80 45 |
| Year 10 | 114 60 54 |
| Year 11 | 112 69 43 |
| Year 12 | 97 58 39 |
| Year 13 | 71 41 30 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 93.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 13.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 76.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 81.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 25.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 37.0% 23.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 1.7% |
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