Ark All Saints Academy
- Secondary
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages 11 to 18
- Church of England
URN 139718 · Southwark · ARK SCHOOLS
Inspection
Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.
Latest graded inspection
2 June 2015Overall effectiveness
Good
Under the earlier framework, inspections gave an overall effectiveness grade.
Ungraded inspection
3 November 2023“School remains Good”
An ungraded inspection checks that the school is still at the standard of its last graded inspection. It does not give a new grade.
Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.
Attendance
Against Southwark and England, secondary schools.
Overall absence
2024/255.0%
- Southwark
- 6.8%
- England
- 8.4%
3.4 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.5% |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 6.9% | 9.0% |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 7.5% | 9.0% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.8% | 8.9% |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.8% | 8.4% |
Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Persistent absence
2024/2512.5%
- Southwark
- 19.1%
- England
- 23.4%
10.9 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 8.9% | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| 2018/19 | 11.7% | 10.9% | 13.7% |
| 2020/21 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 14.8% |
| 2021/22 | 21.4% | 20.2% | 27.7% |
| 2022/23 | 20.8% | 22.0% | 26.5% |
| 2023/24 | 15.6% | 19.1% | 25.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 19.1% | 23.4% |
Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Severe absence
2024/250.8%
- Southwark
- 2.0%
- England
- 3.9%
3.1 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| 2018/19 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| 2020/21 | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| 2021/22 | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| 2022/23 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| 2023/24 | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0.8% | 2.0% | 3.9% |
Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions
Against Southwark and England, secondary schools.
Suspensions per 100 pupils
2024/2515.83
- Southwark
- 11.27
- England
- 21.24
5.41 lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 15.38 | 8.67 | 10.13 |
| 2018/19 | 7.35 | 8.99 | 10.75 |
| 2019/20 | 7.81 | 7.25 | 7.43 |
| 2020/21 | 12.09 | 7.28 | 8.48 |
| 2021/22 | 20.14 | 9.74 | 13.96 |
| 2022/23 | 11.39 | 10.50 | 18.90 |
| 2023/24 | 14.31 | 11.84 | 22.61 |
| 2024/25 | 15.83 | 11.27 | 21.24 |
Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.
Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
2024/250.00
- Southwark
- 0.07
- England
- 0.23
0.23 lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.20 |
| 2018/19 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
| 2019/20 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| 2020/21 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| 2021/22 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.22 |
| 2023/24 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| 2024/25 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.
Key stage 4 results
Against Southwark and England, secondary schools.
Attainment 8
2025/26 (provisional)52.1
- Southwark
- 52.5
- England
- 47.4
4.7 higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 54.7 | 49.8 |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 52.8 | 47.2 |
| 2023/24 | 44.4 | 53.0 | 46.9 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 53.1 | 47.1 |
| 2025/26 (provisional) | 52.1 | 52.5 | 47.4 |
The average of pupils' points across eight GCSE-level qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.
English and maths: grade 4 or above
2025/26 (provisional)74%
- Southwark
- 75%
- England
- 66%
8 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 77% | 70% |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 74% | 67% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 75% | 67% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 75% | 66% |
| 2025/26 (provisional) | 74% | 75% | 66% |
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.
English and maths: grade 5 or above
2025/26 (provisional)56%
- Southwark
- 56%
- England
- 48%
8 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 60% | 51% |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 56% | 46% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57% | 47% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 56% | 47% |
| 2025/26 (provisional) | 56% | 56% | 48% |
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.
Pupils
Against Southwark and England, secondary schools.
Eligible for free school meals
2024/2561.8%
- Southwark
- 40.3%
- England
- 25.8%
36.0 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 48.9% | 34.2% | 20.9% |
| 2022/23 | 51.1% | 35.2% | 22.7% |
| 2023/24 | 56.4% | 36.9% | 24.1% |
| 2024/25 | 61.8% | 40.3% | 25.8% |
Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
SEN support
2024/2516.5%
- Southwark
- 14.3%
- England
- 13.4%
3.1 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 22.0% | 15.6% | 11.9% |
| 2022/23 | 19.9% | 14.1% | 12.4% |
| 2023/24 | 16.7% | 13.3% | 12.9% |
| 2024/25 | 16.5% | 14.3% | 13.4% |
Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Education, health and care plan
2024/253.6%
- Southwark
- 3.1%
- England
- 3.1%
0.5 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| 2022/23 | 4.0% | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
First language other than English
2024/2525.5%
- Southwark
- 29.4%
- England
- 19.2%
6.3 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 29.1% | 29.9% | 17.5% |
| 2022/23 | 28.3% | 29.8% | 18.1% |
| 2023/24 | 27.1% | 30.0% | 18.6% |
| 2024/25 | 25.5% | 29.4% | 19.2% |
Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Teachers
Against Southwark and England, secondary schools.
Pupils per qualified teacher
2025/2621.2
- Southwark
- 15.9
- England
- 17.3
3.9 higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 16.5 |
| 2018/19 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.8 |
| 2019/20 | 17.2 | 14.8 | 17.2 |
| 2020/21 | 19.6 | 14.9 | 17.1 |
| 2021/22 | 27.1 | 14.9 | 17.1 |
| 2022/23 | 18.8 | 15.0 | 17.2 |
| 2023/24 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 17.4 |
| 2024/25 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 17.3 |
| 2025/26 | 21.2 | 15.9 | 17.3 |
Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.
Teacher sickness absence
2024/255.4 days
- Southwark
- 5.0 days
- England
- 5.0 days
0.4 days higher than England.
Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.
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| Year | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 2.6 days | 4.3 days | 4.0 days |
| 2018/19 | 2.7 days | 3.6 days | 4.0 days |
| 2019/20 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2020/21 | 5.9 days | 4.0 days | 3.9 days |
| 2021/22 | 9.9 days | 6.0 days | 6.3 days |
| 2022/23 | 8.8 days | 4.6 days | 5.2 days |
| 2023/24 | 10.7 days | 5.0 days | 5.3 days |
| 2024/25 | 5.4 days | 5.0 days | 5.0 days |
Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.
Finance
Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.
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About the school
- Pupils on roll
- 568
- Capacity
- 600
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
- Decile 5 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)
Address: 140 Wyndham Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 0UB
Website: arkallsaintsacademy.org/
Telephone: 02074505959
Sources and corrections
Every figure on this page names its source and period. This release was built on 20 October 2026.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools: establishment data (GIAS establishment extract 2026-10-20)
- Ofsted: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (Latest inspections as at 2026-09-30; All inspections, 2018/19; All inspections, 2019/20; All inspections, 2020/21; All inspections, 2021/22; All inspections, 2022/23; All inspections, 2023/24; All inspections, 2024/25; All inspections, 2025/26)
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Pupil absence in schools in England (absence-3term-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England (exc-school, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-geography, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-geography, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 2 attainment (ks2-school, 2022/23 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; ks2-geography, 2015/16 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 4 performance (ks4-school, 2023/24 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ks4-geography, 2018/19 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (School census, January 2022 (performance tables, 2021 to 2022); School census, January 2023 (performance tables, 2022 to 2023); School census, January 2024 (performance tables, 2023 to 2024); School census, January 2025 (performance tables, 2024 to 2025))
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: School workforce in England (ptr-school, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ptr-geography, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; sickness-school, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; sickness-geography, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English indices of deprivation 2025: Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (English indices of deprivation 2025, File 7 (2021 LSOAs))
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