Ark Charter Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Portsmouth, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 883 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (10 Dec 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 38.9 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 133 first-preference applications and 180 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 10 Dec 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
Published 28 Jan 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Portsmouth |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 180 |
| First-preference applications | 133 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 377 |
| First-preference offers | 131 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 38.9 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 52.5% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 35.9% |
| EBacc entry | 38.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 27.6% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 16% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 1.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 75.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6% |
| Employment | 4.8% |
| Not sustained | 10.3% |
| Unknown | 6.7% |
Cohort: 165 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 83%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
17.6 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 7.18% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.71% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 39.3% |
| White other | 9% |
| Mixed | 7.6% |
| Asian | 14% |
| Black | 14.7% |
| Other | 12% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
64% would recommend this school
73 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 75% |
| Feels safe | 80% |
| Well behaved pupils | 73% |
| Bullying dealt with | 24% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 70% |
| Concerns dealt with | 41% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 82% |
| Child does well | 79% |
| Progress updates | 78% |
| Subject range | 76% |
| Clubs & activities | 86% |
| Personal development | 60% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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