Ark Pioneer Academy

At a glance

Type

Free school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,107 census January 2026

Capacity

1,200

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Head

Ms Su Reddy

Trust

ARK SCHOOLS

Address

Westcombe Drive, Barnet, EN5 2BE

Borough

Barnet

Telephone

02037874090

DfE reference (URN)

147061

Website

arkpioneer.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

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: GOV.UK · 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: GOV.UK · 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

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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.

167 first-preference applications and 865 applications naming it at any preference for 170 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

Barnet: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 72.7% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.2% were offered one of their preferences (3,998 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

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2023/24: 54.3
  56This school56.7Barnet46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 66%
  62%This school63%Barnet45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 82%
  80%This school78%Barnet65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2023/24: 84%
  86%This school59%Barnet40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2023/24: 5.36
  5.56This school5.25Barnet4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 177 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

39.3% January 2026

English as an additional language

33.3%

Receiving SEN support

12.5%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3.7%

Girls / boys

36% / 64%

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

6.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

17.7%

Pupils per teacher

14.2 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,093

Pupils on roll

992

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 Pioneer Academy and The Totteridge Academy0.6 miles apart
• Ark Pioneer Academy and JCoSS1.1 miles apart
• Ark Pioneer Academy and East Barnet School1.6 miles apart
• Ark Pioneer Academy and Southgate School2.2 miles apart

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