Ark John Keats Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Enfield
Unique reference
139815
Address
Bell Lane, EN3 5PA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1765 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
42.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.3%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 28.7%
African 21.1%
Mixed 13.3%
White British 11.6%
Other 9.1%
Caribbean 5%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Other Black 3.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 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

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingBelow average-1.6
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award50
Art & DesignGCSE44
BiologyGCSE29
ChemistryGCSE29
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE40
English LanguageGCSE174
English LiteratureGCSE173
FrenchGCSE143
GeographyGCSE88
HistoryGCSE108
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Ark John Keats Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
87
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
84
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
84
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes25.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
44
22
22
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
3
2
Reception, Part-time
6
1
5
Reception, Full-time
84
38
46
Year 1
90
51
39
Year 2
90
49
41
Year 3
89
47
42
Year 4
91
44
47
Year 5
91
44
47
Year 6
89
49
40
Year 7
187
98
89
Year 8
189
100
89
Year 9
186
90
96
Year 10
183
88
95
Year 11
175
75
100
Year 12
95
41
54
Year 13
71
27
44
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
91.9%
85.5%
Further education
31.0%
25.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
52.0%
58.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
9.0%
8.5%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
0.6%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
3.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
5.0%
3.5%
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
91.0%
73.2%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
23.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022