Secondary school

Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Lambeth
  • SE24 0QN
  • No sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,589 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 72%72%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 87%2018/19: top 95%2021/22: top 88%2022/23: top 84%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 79%No exams

Against London

Attainment 839.9 · London 50.11/10 Well below London+6.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths25.9% · London 51.8%1/10 Well below London
EBacc point score3.77 · London 4.562/10 Well below London+11.6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.46 · London +0.321/10 Well below London
A level points per entry · 2018/1926.74 · London 31.532/10 Well below London−8.4 pts since 15/16
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46.8 · 175 pupils · London 522016/17: 40.1 · 174 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 38.1 · 162 pupils · London 492018/19: 35.1 · 152 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 39.7 · 119 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 38.7 · 124 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 39.1 · 109 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 39.9 · 81 pupils · London 50.1546.835.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 174 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 23% · 162 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 18% · 152 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 34% · 119 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 35% · 124 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 27.5% · 109 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 25.9% · 81 pupils · London 51.8%35%18%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.05 · 31 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 24.12 · 57 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 27.14 · 37 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 26.74 · 30 pupils · London 31.5327.1424.12No exams

Not published 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
25 of 25 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2525
2nd249
3rd102
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered

Inspections · 2011–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2011Satisfactory
  2. 2012Requires improvement
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Requires improvement
  6. 2025All areas Good

2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Feb 2025

Strengths

  • “This is a welcoming and happy school.”
  • “The last two years have seen many improvements for pupils at Ark Evelyn Grace Academy.”
  • “Staff care deeply that all pupils achieve, both academically and personally.”

To improve

  • “Due to previous weaknesses in the implementation of the curriculum, some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge in some subjects.”
  • “The number of pupils suspended from school has been too high.”
  • “These pupils miss out on important learning.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026320
Free school meals (past 6 years)66.1%
First language not English36.2%
SEN support19.5%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)9.5%
Persistently absent pupils31.7%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.7%

26.7% full · 1,200 places · 36 in sixth form (2018/19)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 38 responses (10.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.8% not applicable61.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year89.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.3% not applicable85.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?36.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 36.8% who said Yes above78.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing86.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school84.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.9
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 3
  • Other support 13.6

Teachers 23 FTE · Whole workforce 39.6 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£16,557
Spend per pupil£15,977
Staff spend per pupil£10,668
Reserve per pupil−£1,298
  • −£457,000revenue reserve
  • +£204,000in-year balance

Grants £14,452 · self-generated £2,105 · premises £1,756 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS (39 academies) · trust reserve £6,526,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

109 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.5%
  • Education82.6%
  • Apprenticeship0.9%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained6.4%
  • Unknown10.1%