Side by side
Ark John Keats Academy and Oasis Academy Hadley
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Ark John Keats Academy takes ages 4 to 19; Oasis Academy Hadley takes ages 2 to 18.
- The two schools are 1.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Ark John Keats Academy | Oasis Academy Hadley |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Free school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 19 DfE register | 2 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,732 DfE register | 1,528 DfE register |
| Borough | Enfield DfE register | Enfield DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 238 first preferences for 179 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 141 first preferences for 161 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 January 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted report card, 18 November 2025 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% (2024/25) DfE | 65% (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 50.1 (2024/25) DfE | 42 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 49% (2024/25) DfE | 43% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B- (2024/25) DfE | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 37.2 (2024/25) DfE | 37 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE | 80% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 46.5% DfE register | 58.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 42.8% school census 2024/25 | 71.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 9.5% school census 2024/25 | 18.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.7 DfE workforce census | 22.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 8.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.