Ark All Saints Academy, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "We aim for all scholars to leave Ark All Saints Academy equipped with the skills necessary for success at university or to pursue a career of their choice. There are no excuses; we wish nothing less for our scholars than we would for our own children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, athletics, basketball, badminton, drama, chess, film and homework club.

In 2026, pupils at Ark All Saints Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.7 in Southwark and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Southwark and 47% in England.

That is up from 45.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.44: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 48.9, against 58.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 16 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Ark All Saints Academy as their first choice and 245 named it as one of their preferences, for 104 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ark All Saints Academy are Saint Gabriel's College (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); Sacred Heart Catholic School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.4); South Bank University Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.6); and Platanos College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3).

Ark All Saints Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Ark All Saints Academy is one of 48 schools run by ARK Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 113 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

60.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Ark All Saints Academy had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 22 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest Underground station is Oval Underground Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wyndham Rd Camberwell, 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ark All Saints Academy issued 92 suspensions, 15.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ark All Saints Academy are St Joseph's Catholic Junior School (under 0.1 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Infants School (under 0.1 miles), St John the Divine Church of England Primary School (0.1 miles) and John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.