Ark Blake Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 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
- Website
- www.arkblake.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 782 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 33.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
Mixed 20.9%
White British 16.6%
Other White 12.4%
Caribbean 11.8%
African 10.5%
Unclassified 9.3%
Other 5.2%
Indian 3.5%
Other Black 3.5%
Pakistani 3.3%
Other Asian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Economics | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Ark Blake Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 74 82 |
| Year 8 | 152 70 82 |
| Year 9 | 163 86 77 |
| Year 10 | 157 81 76 |
| Year 11 | 154 85 69 |