Ark Isaac Newton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Redbridge
Unique reference
138518
Address
1 Cricklefield Place, IG1 1FY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1760 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
46.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.6%
Persistent absence
8.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 31.3%
Indian 19.5%
Bangladeshi 18.1%
Other Asian 9%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 4.7%
African 2.9%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other 2%
White British 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsWell above average4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 86%
Local authority average 73%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 15%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 108
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE40
BiologyGCSE57
ChemistryGCSE57
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE53
English LanguageGCSE174
English LiteratureGCSE174
GeographyGCSE85
HistoryGCSE84
ItalianGCSE1
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Ark Isaac Newton Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
104
2nd preference
95
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
23
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
80
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
88
50
38
Year 1
90
47
43
Year 2
90
45
45
Year 3
90
44
46
Year 4
90
47
43
Year 5
90
54
36
Year 6
90
50
40
Year 7
182
91
91
Year 8
183
92
91
Year 9
180
90
90
Year 10
184
93
91
Year 11
181
89
92
Year 12
122
59
63
Year 13
100
52
48
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
93.8%
85.5%
Further education
13.0%
18.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
69.0%
71.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
8.0%
3.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.1%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
0.5%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
2.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.3%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
77.0%
83.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
42.0%
26.6%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
12.0%
3.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022