Ark All Saints Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 568 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2
Academy sponsor led
Ark Globe Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,272of 1,645 places
- Free school meals
- 64.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 155
- Ofsted
- Report card, 6 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing ExceptionalInclusion ExceptionalLeadership and governance ExceptionalPost-16 provision ExceptionalSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Joseph Lancaster Primary School (URN 100799); Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College (URN 100847).
What the data says
Of the 145 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ark Globe Academy in 2023, 54% stayed on in Ark Globe Academy’s own sixth form (Southwark average 58%), 26% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 73 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 74% went to university (Southwark 65%, England 37%), and 43% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.4 against 46.1 across England and 52.1 in Southwark, with 49% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Southwark and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ark Globe Academy | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 145 | 3,117 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 54% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 21% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ark Globe Academy | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 73 | 1,527 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 87% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 74% | 65% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 43% | 33% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 10% | 14% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 9% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ark Globe Academy | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.4 | 52.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 55% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 73% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 88% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.60 | 4.82 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 70% | 45% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 48.1 | 44.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.2 | 58.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 40% | 33% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 154 | 99% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 73% |
| English Language | 154 | 99% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 74% |
| English Literature | 153 | 99% | 86% | 29% | 21% | 85% |
| Combined Science | 133 | 86% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 62% |
| History | 104 | 67% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 66% |
| Spanish | 83 | 54% | 19% | 34% | 27% | 75% |
| Business Studies | 82 | 53% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 78% |
| French | 66 | 43% | 18% | 30% | 29% | 71% |
| Physical Education | 53 | 34% | 11% | 6% | 24% | 49% |
| Geography | 48 | 31% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 60% |
| Media Studies | 36 | 23% | 4% | 14% | 20% | 75% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 32 | 21% | 8% | 22% | 21% | 69% |
| Computer Science | 29 | 19% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 83% |
| Drama | 26 | 17% | 7% | 12% | 27% | 77% |
| Physics | 21 | 14% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 21 | 14% | 23% | 24% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14% | 23% | 19% | 47% | 100% |
| Music | 15 | 10% | 5% | 7% | 33% | 60% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 9% | 9% | 36% | 28% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 5% | 31% | 75% | 32% | 88% |
| Portuguese | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Ark Globe Academy | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 156 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 42 | 1,360 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.11 | 38.79 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 7% | 21% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 25 | 60% | 13% |
| Economics | 19 | 45% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 14 | 33% | 31% |
| Politics | 10 | 24% | 6% |
| English Literature | 10 | 24% | 11% |
| Psychology | 9 | 21% | 23% |
| Biology | 9 | 21% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 21% | 17% |
| Media Studies | 8 | 19% | 4% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 13 | 31% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Southwark
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Bacon's College
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,025 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4
City of London Academy (Southwark)
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,589 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.9
Harris Academy Bermondsey
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 781 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.6
Harris Academy Peckham
Academy sponsor led · 458 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.