Ark Walworth Academy

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

973 census January 2026

Capacity

1,200

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Principal

Ms Jessica West

Trust

ARK SCHOOLS

Address

Shorncliffe Road, London, SE1 5UJ

Borough

Southwark

Telephone

02074509570

DfE reference (URN)

135315

Website

walworthacademy.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: 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 (your home borough's date).

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

4. Registration deadlineDate not statedDate not stated

   Applications for places at Ark Walworth will be made in accordance with Southwark Council's co-ordinated admission arrangements. Applications to start school in September need to be submitted by the 31st of October.

   Source: walworthacademy.org

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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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Open days and tours

1. Open evening · 17:30Tuesday 13 October 2026, 17:30

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2. Open morning · 09:15Thursday 15 October 2026, 09:15

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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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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.

93 first-preference applications and 399 applications naming it at any preference for 130 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: 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

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 44.1 · 2023/24: 41.5
  43.3This school52.1Southwark46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 46% · 2023/24: 41%
  44%This school55%Southwark45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 68% · 2023/24: 68%
  67%This school73%Southwark65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 51% · 2023/24: 49%
  73%This school66%Southwark40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.02 · 2023/24: 3.73
  4.02This 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 · 156 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+
  C+This schoolBSouthwarkB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 34.8 · 2023/24: 33.8
  32.2This school38.8Southwark35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 34.8 · 2023/24: 33.8
  32.9This school39.4Southwark35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 14% · 2023/24: 15%
  11%This school21%Southwark18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.04
  -0.02This 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 · 38 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

70.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

49.6%

Receiving SEN support

15.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2%

Girls / boys

45% / 55%

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

6.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

20%

Pupils per teacher

15.4 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,200

Pupils on roll

967

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 Walworth Academy and South Bank University Academy0.4 miles apart
• Ark Walworth Academy and City of London Academy (Southwark)0.6 miles apart
• Ark Walworth Academy and The Charter School Bermondsey1 mile apart
• Ark Walworth Academy and St Michael's Catholic College1 mile apart

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