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Ark Globe Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 3–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 46 46.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 75% 75% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
46.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
42.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
11.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.22 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 48.4[7] 49%[7]
2023/24 46.9[5] 52.4%[5] +0.22[5]
2022/23 47.8[8] 44%[8] +0.31[8]
2021/22 50.9[9] 52%[9] +0.48[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
7.1% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[11] 17%[11]
2022/23 B[12] 3.7%[12]
2021/22 B+[13] 12.5%[13]
2018/19 C+[14] 6.7%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
75% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
11% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 65%[16] 6%[16] 105[16] 104[16]
2022/23 71%[17] 11%[17] 106[17] 106[17]
2018/19 85%[18] 14%[18] 107[18] 108[18]
2017/18 73%[19] 11%[19] 107[19] 107[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
54% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
6% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
26% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[20]
Employment
1% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[21] 53%[21] 6%[21] 33%[21] 0%[21] 2%[21]
2020/21 97%[22] 47%[22] 11%[22] 40%[22] 0%[22] 0%[22]
2019/20 97%[23] 57%[23] 7%[23] 32%[23] 1%[23] 0%[23]
2018/19 93%[24] 43%[24] 16%[24] 31%[24] 1%[24] 0%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[25]
Education
74% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[25]
Employment
10% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[26] 88%[26] 0%[26] 7%[26]
2020/21 92%[27] 78%[27] 7%[27] 7%[27]
2019/20 90%[28] 85%[28] 2%[28] 3%[28]
2018/19 92%[29] 82%[29] 0%[29] 10%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
91% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
43% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
33% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
5% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[32] 41%[32]
2019/20 93%[31] 31%[31] 33%[31] 5%[31]
2018/19 88%[33] 39%[33] 31%[33] 0%[33]
2017/18 84%[34] 29%[34] 26%[34] 3%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
6 May 2026[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
12 Jul 2026[35]
Inclusion
Exceptional[35]
Achievement
Strong standard[35]
Safeguarding standards
Met[35]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[35]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[35]
Leadership and governance
Exceptional[35]
Early years (where applicable)
Strong standard[35]
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional[35]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Exceptional[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
30 Nov 2021[36] S5 Inspection[36] Good[36]
5 Oct 2018[37] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[37] No overall grade[37]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.8 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Applications (any preference)
310 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences
57 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Places offered
81 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 306[38] 60[38] 82[38] 3.7[38] 0.7[38]
Entry Sept 2024 394[38] 72[38] 103[38] 3.8[38] 0.7[38]
Entry Sept 2023 388[38] 79[38] 125[38] 3.1[38] 0.6[38]
Entry Sept 2022 446[38] 101[38] 144[38] 3.1[38] 0.7[38]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
1.6 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Applications (any preference)
54 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences
31 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Places offered
34 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 74[38] 25[38] 30[38] 2.5[38] 0.8[38]
Entry Sept 2024 71[38] 37[38] 39[38] 1.8[38] 0.9[38]
Entry Sept 2023 70[38] 30[38] 34[38] 2.1[38] 0.9[38]
Entry Sept 2022 88[38] 37[38] 48[38] 1.8[38] 0.8[38]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
3–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1645[1]
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Southwark[1]
Website
https://arkglobe.org/[1]
District
Southwark[39]
Postcode
SE1 6AG[1]
URN
135584[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1275 2024/25[40]
English as an additional language
34.3% 2024/25[40]
SEN support
17.6% 2024/25[40]
EHC plan
2.9% 2024/25[40]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
65.6% 2024/25[40]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
9.8%[41]
Mixed
13.5%[41]
Asian
14%[41]
Black
50.1%[41]
Any other ethnic group
11.7%[41]
Unclassified
0.9%[41]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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