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
720 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
65.1%
Girls
34.9%
First language not English
34.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.2%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 21.9%
White British 18.2%
Mixed 15.8%
Other 14.3%
African 11.5%
Indian 5.1%
Chinese 2.8%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other Asian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Black 1.5%
Pakistani 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ark Pioneer Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
177
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
183
2nd preference
213
3rd preference
192
From another Local Authority
108
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
140
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
16
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.8
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
180
124
56
Year 8
180
113
67
Year 9
179
113
66
Year 10
181
119
62
Year 2022-2023
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