Ark Globe Academy, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ark Globe Academy excels at ensuring every pupil has access to enriching experiences and opportunities regardless of their background, from fully funded theatre visits to mentoring with professionals and university guidance. Teachers are expert in their subjects and skilled at quickly identifying and closing gaps in pupils' knowledge, with particularly strong results in reading and phonics. The school transforms pupils' lives through exceptional personal development support, helping them understand that their current circumstances do not determine their future.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion support - pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils achieve significantly better than at other schools
- Outstanding personal development and wellbeing programmes that transform pupils' lives and remove barriers to success
- Highly effective careers education and mentoring that prepares pupils for competitive universities and successful futures
- Exceptional sixth form with transformational experiences and significantly higher progress than many schools
- Expert teaching with strong subject knowledge and effective strategies to close gaps in pupil understanding
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, resulting in pupils being made safer and feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Culture day events, theatre visits, sports captaincy programmes, whole-school fundraisers, debating support, professional mentoring, university interactions, community summer fair, school plays and performances
Ark Globe Academy is an exceptional school that has created a wholly inclusive environment where all pupils, regardless of their needs or background, are supported to achieve significantly better outcomes. Leaders have established a culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
At a Glance
64.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 84%. Maths has improved from 85% to 89%. Writing has declined from 85% to 81%.
Class Sizes
21.9
Avg class size
23.2
Infant (KS1)
25.1
KS2
54
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
1,272 pupils
1,645 capacity
373 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Southwark
Places available
3,440
Applications
2,545
Got 1st preference
71.7%
Got preferred school
95.0%
Secondary admissions across Southwark (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.16405%
Overall absence
18.66784%
Persistent absence
1,141
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Ark Globe Academy
Imperial Oak School
Victory Primary School
London Christian School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
Beormund Primary School
Grange Primary School
Charles Dickens Primary School
Robert Browning Primary School
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough
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