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Ark John Keats Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 50 50.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 63% 63% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
50.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
52.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
20% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.24 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 50.1[7] 48.9%[7]
2023/24 46.9[5] 48%[5] +0.24[5]
2022/23 46.1[8] 46%[8] +0.39[8]
2021/22 52[9] 53%[9] +0.72[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
15.4% 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 8.2%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 9.8%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 4.6%[12]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
63% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
104 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
103 2024/25[4]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 64%[13] 10%[13] 105[13] 105[13]
2022/23 57%[14] 1%[14] 104[14] 103[14]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[15]
School sixth form
52% 2022/23[15]
Sixth-form college
9% 2022/23[15]
Further education college
31% 2022/23[15]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[15]
Employment
0% 2022/23[15]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[16] 65%[16] 3%[16] 27%[16] 1%[16] 2%[16]
2020/21 93%[17] 60%[17] 2%[17] 28%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2019/20 96%[18] 54%[18] 15%[18] 24%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]
2018/19 93%[19] 62%[19] 5%[19] 24%[19] 0%[19] 1%[19]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[20]
Education
81% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[20]
Employment
7% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[21] 81%[21] 0%[21] 9%[21]
2020/21 91%[22] 76%[22] 3%[22] 13%[22]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
91% 2021/22[23]
Top third of most selective universities
24% 2021/22[23]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities
2020/21 86%[24] 41%[24]

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
24 Jan 2023[25]
Type
S5 Inspection[25]
Report published
9 Mar 2023[25]
Personal development
Good[25]
Quality of education
Good[25]
Overall effectiveness
Good[25]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[25]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[25]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[25]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[25]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[25]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.4 Entry Sept 2026[26]
Applications (any preference)
602 Entry Sept 2026[26]
First preferences
238 Entry Sept 2026[26]
Places offered
179 Entry Sept 2026[26]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[26]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 679[26] 258[26] 168[26] 4.0[26] 1.5[26]
Entry Sept 2024 782[26] 288[26] 166[26] 4.7[26] 1.7[26]
Entry Sept 2023 892[26] 357[26] 172[26] 5.2[26] 2.1[26]
Entry Sept 2022 940[26] 378[26] 167[26] 5.6[26] 2.3[26]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[26]
Applications (any preference)
140 Entry Sept 2026[26]
First preferences
71 Entry Sept 2026[26]
Places offered
72 Entry Sept 2026[26]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[26]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 165[26] 84[26] 87[26] 1.9[26] 1.0[26]
Entry Sept 2024 210[26] 105[26] 90[26] 2.3[26] 1.2[26]
Entry Sept 2023 220[26] 103[26] 90[26] 2.4[26] 1.1[26]
Entry Sept 2022 251[26] 120[26] 90[26] 2.8[26] 1.3[26]

Furthest distance offered (Distance)

By entry year
EntryFurthest distance
Entry Sept 2023 0.244 miles[27]

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Capacity
1804[1]
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Enfield[1]
Website
www.arkjohnkeats.org[1]
District
Enfield[28]
Postcode
EN3 5PA[1]
URN
139815[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1765 2024/25[29]
English as an additional language
42.8% 2024/25[29]
SEN support
9.5% 2024/25[29]
EHC plan
4.4% 2024/25[29]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
45.4% 2024/25[29]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
41.1%[30]
Mixed
12.8%[30]
Asian
7.6%[30]
Black
28.6%[30]
Any other ethnic group
9.1%[30]
Unclassified
0.9%[30]

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.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Distance - 19 Furthest distance offered - 0.244 miles (p. 2)
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