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
- 770 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.8%
- Girls
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 34%
Other White 19.2%
Mixed 18.3%
African 11.6%
Caribbean 5.1%
Other 3.5%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
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
- 138
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 176
- 3rd preference
- 165
- From another Local Authority
- 105
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 77 57 |
| Year 8 | 122 63 59 |
| Year 9 | 116 70 46 |
| Year 10 | 118 78 40 |
| Year 11 | 115 60 55 |
| Year 12 | 80 40 40 |
| Year 13 | 85 49 36 |
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% |