Ark Blake Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 23 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Croydon
Unique reference
147832
Address
6 Morland Road, CR0 6NA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
664 (57% of total capacity)
Boys
53.2%
Girls
46.8%
First language not English
31%
Free school meals (FSM)
48%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 24.4%
White British 17.2%
Other White 13.7%
Caribbean 13.6%
African 9.8%
Other 4.7%
Unclassified 3.9%
Indian 3.5%
Pakistani 3.3%
Other Black 2.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ark Blake Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
162
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
107
2nd preference
73
3rd preference
98
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
107
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
166
78
88
Year 8
168
92
76
Year 9
167
90
77
Year 10
163
93
70
Year 2023-2024