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
- Website
- www.arkblake.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 523 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 35.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
Mixed 23.8%
White British 16.8%
Caribbean 14.9%
Other White 14.3%
African 8.2%
Unclassified 4.8%
Other 4.4%
Indian 3.4%
Pakistani 3.3%
Other Black 2.9%
Other Asian 2.1%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Admissions
Ark Blake Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 96 76 |
| Year 8 | 176 93 83 |
| Year 9 | 175 96 79 |
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