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
- 998 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 64.4%
- Girls
- 35.6%
- First language not English
- 33.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
Other White 20.6%
White British 19.4%
Mixed 15.4%
Other 14.1%
African 13.1%
Indian 4.9%
Chinese 2.8%
Caribbean 2.4%
Unclassified 2%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 86%
Local authority average 59%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.9
Local authority average 56.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.55
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | AS level | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 54 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
| English Language | GCSE | 176 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 175 |
Admissions
Ark Pioneer Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 223
- 3rd preference
- 146
- From another Local Authority
- 107
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 110 71 |
| Year 8 | 180 119 61 |
| Year 9 | 179 120 59 |
| Year 10 | 178 107 71 |
| Year 11 | 177 112 65 |
| Year 12 | 103 75 28 |