Ark Walworth Academy
| Type | Secondary / Academy sponsor led |
| Age Range | 11-18 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Shorncliffe Road London SE1 5UJ |
| Phone | 02074509570 |
| Reference Number | 135315 |
Description
betaArk Walworth Academy is a dynamic, co-educational secondary school and sixth form institution located in the Walworth area of Southwark, London. Established in 2007, the school caters to students between the ages of 11 and 18. It is an Academy Sponsor-led school, governed by ARK Schools, and its principal is Ms. Jessica West. The school operates within a mixed-gender environment, serving a diverse student population with a current enrollment of 1023 students.
The school is part of the Ark Schools network, the transformation arm of ARK, an international charity that seeks to improve the lives of children in disadvantaged communities. Ark Walworth Academy previously had origins in Mina Road School, a Victorian-era institution, and later evolved into Walworth School; a significant part of the school's history coming from its interim and experimental comprehensive nature.
The campus at Ark Walworth Academy has been split into three sections named after local figures: Chaplin, Babbage, and Seacole. The Chaplin and Babbage blocks serve Key Stage 3 students while Key Stage 4 is known as Seacole. The school achieved an Ofsted rating of "Good, with outstanding capacity to improve" in a July 2010 report.
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 989 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 56.42%
Girls: 43.58% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 63.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 58.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 18.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 91 | 82 | 173 |
| 8 | 84 | 70 | 154 |
| 9 | 85 | 58 | 143 |
| 10 | 99 | 72 | 171 |
| 11 | 89 | 68 | 157 |
| 12 | 55 | 39 | 94 |
| 13 | 55 | 42 | 97 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 33.2% |
| Unclassified | 9.7% |
| White, British | 8.8% |
| Caribbean | 6.8% |
| White, Other | 6.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 6.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.4% |
| Chinese | 1.3% |
| Asian, Other | 1% |
| Pakistani | 0.6% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Indian | 0.1% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Inspection Date | 2023-12-11 |
| Date | Description | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-02 | School inspection | School inspection |
| 2018-01-31 | Short inspection | Short inspection |
| 2014-10-22 | Full inspection: | Full inspection: |
| 2012-10-18 | Curriculum and development visit | Curriculum and development visit |
| 2010-06-22 | Full inspection: | Full inspection: |
| 2009-05-13 | Monitoring visit | Monitoring visit |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 41.5 | Unlock | Unlock |
Progress 8 Score
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| School Score | Percentile (loc) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.18 | Unlock | Unlock |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
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A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
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