Ark Bolingbroke Academy, London

In its own words: "Welcome to Bolingbroke Academy. We are a courageous, compassionate community with a shared mission to empower excellence. We are extremely proud of our vision and values which our young people, teachers and support staff embody day-in, day-out. Bolingbroke Academy was established in 2012."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are delighted to introduce you to Bolingbroke Academy Sixth Form: a fantastic place to be, learn and grow. You are about to embark on an amazing stage of your life and education - and at Bolingbroke, you will receive a first-class educational experience. We believe that all of our students here have the potential to achieve exceptional things."

In 2026, pupils at Ark Bolingbroke Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Wandsworth and 47 across England.

68% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 58% in Wandsworth and 47% in England.

That is down from 60.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.04: pupils made well 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 46.3, against 60.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 240 families put Ark Bolingbroke Academy as their first choice and 868 named it as one of their preferences, for 130 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 132 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ark Bolingbroke Academy are Chestnut Grove Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); The Elms Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7); La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.2); and Harris Academy Battersea (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.3).

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

Ark Bolingbroke 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.

190 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ark Bolingbroke Academy (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).

Of the 115 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 12% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 83 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 37% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

27.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (34%), Mixed (19%) and Black (16%).

The nearest railway station is Clapham Junction Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bolingbroke Academy & Medical Centre (->s), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ark Bolingbroke Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Ark Bolingbroke Academy issued 34 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ark Bolingbroke Academy are Belleville Primary School (0.2 miles), Honeywell Infant School (0.3 miles), Honeywell Junior School (0.3 miles) and ARK John Archer Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.