Ark Dickens Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 13 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 141020
- Address
- Turner Road, PO1 4PN
- Website
- www.arkdickensprimary.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 446 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 27.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 45.5%
African 14.3%
Bangladeshi 9%
Unclassified 8.5%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 4.7%
Other 4%
Other Asian 3.1%
Indian 2.2%
Other Black 1.3%
Pakistani 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAbove average2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 51%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 2%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 14 2 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 32 20 12 |
| Reception, Part-time | 20 7 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 16 14 |
| Year 1 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 2 | 58 30 28 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 5 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 6 | 60 34 26 |