Ark Pioneer Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 14 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
896 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
64.4%
Girls
35.6%
First language not English
33.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.6%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ark Pioneer Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
178
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
220
2nd preference
227
3rd preference
179
From another Local Authority
101
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
159
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.1
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024