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
- 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%
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%
Admissions
Ark Blake Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 162
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
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 |