Ark John Keats Academy, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are delighted to introduce you to Ark John Keats Academy. The academy is a 3 to 18 all-through school in Enfield, with a mixed comprehensive intake. We opened our doors to our first Reception classes in September 2013 and our first cohort of year 7 pupils joined us in September 2014."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 2 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ark John Keats Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Enfield and 47 across England.

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

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.24: 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 46.2, against 54.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.

For September 2026 entry, 238 families put Ark John Keats Academy as their first choice and 602 named it as one of their preferences, for 179 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 64 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ark John Keats Academy are Oasis Academy Enfield (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); St Ignatius College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.4); Bishop Stopford's School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); and The Lea Valley Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 34.4).

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

Ark John Keats 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 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 105 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 78% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 5% into work. 27% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

45.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 44.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (29%), Mixed (13%) and White British (10%).

The nearest railway station is Enfield Lock Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albany Park Avenue, 30 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Ark John Keats Academy issued 162 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ark John Keats Academy are Eastfield Primary School (0.1 miles), Chesterfield Primary School (0.3 miles), Enfield Heights Academy (0.4 miles) and Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.