Ark Pioneer Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Unique reference
- 147061
- Address
- Westcombe Drive, EN5 2BE
- Website
- https://arkpioneer.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 896 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 64.4%
- Girls
- 35.6%
- First language not English
- 33.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
Other White 22.2%
White British 19%
Mixed 16.1%
Other 13.3%
African 11.5%
Indian 4.9%
Caribbean 2.9%
Chinese 2.9%
Other Asian 2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.61
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 84%
Local authority average 64%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 67%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.3
Local authority average 57.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.36
Local authority average 5.35
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 56 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 54 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 175 |
| French | GCSE | 142 |
Admissions
Ark Pioneer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 227
- 3rd preference
- 179
- From another Local Authority
- 101
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 114 67 |
| Year 8 | 181 125 56 |
| Year 9 | 180 111 69 |
| Year 10 | 178 112 66 |
| Year 11 | 176 115 61 |