Ark Globe Academy

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

All-through

Ages

3 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,272 census January 2026

Capacity

1,645

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Nursery classes

Yes

Principal

Mr Matt Jones OBE

Trust

ARK SCHOOLS

Address

Harper Road, London, SE1 6AG

Borough

Southwark

Telephone

02074076877

DfE reference (URN)

135584

Website

arkglobe.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

57 first-preference applications and 310 applications naming it at any preference for 81 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Southwark: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 84.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98% were offered one of their preferences (2,248 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Southwark: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 72.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.9% were offered one of their preferences (2,489 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 71% · 2023/24: 65%
  75%This school70%Southwark62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 11% · 2023/24: 6%
  11%This school12%Southwark8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 105
  106This school107Southwark106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 104
  106This school106Southwark105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 57 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 47.8 · 2023/24: 46.9
  48.4This school52.1Southwark46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 44% · 2023/24: 52%
  49%This school55%Southwark45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 74% · 2023/24: 66%
  70%This school73%Southwark65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 88% · 2023/24: 85%
  88%This school66%Southwark40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.47 · 2023/24: 4.47
  4.60This school4.82Southwark4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 155 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B · 2023/24: B
  B-This schoolBSouthwarkB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 38.8 · 2023/24: 39.5
  36.1This school38.8Southwark35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 38.8 · 2023/24: 39.5
  36.1This school39.4Southwark35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 4% · 2023/24: 17%
  7%This school21%Southwark18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.42
  0.32This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 42 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

64.4% January 2026

English as an additional language

34.3%

Receiving SEN support

17.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.9%

Girls / boys

46% / 54%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.2% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

18.7%

Pupils per teacher

20.2 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,645

Pupils on roll

1,282

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Ark Globe Academy and St Paul's Way Trust School3.3 miles apart
• Ark Globe Academy and St Mary Magdalene Academy3.7 miles apart
• Ark Globe Academy and Ark King Solomon Academy3.8 miles apart
• Ark Globe Academy and Prendergast Vale School3.9 miles apart

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