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Ark Walworth Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Shorncliffe Road, London SE1 5UJ · walworthacademy.org · 020 7450 9570
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 973
- 81% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 70.6%
- First language not English
- 46.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 130 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 130 | 93 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 125 | 91 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 134 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 161 | 111 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 152 | 103 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.3, and 43.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲73.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 51 | +4.2 |
| Sixth form college | 13.5 | +5.9 |
| Further education | 25.2 | −5.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 students | C+ (32.2) | Average -0.02 | |
| 38 students | C+ (32.2) | Average -0.02 | |
| 52 students | Dist (33.9) | Above average +0.38 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 49 | C+ (33.8) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | C+ (34.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 43 | C+ (31.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 45 | C+ (33.1) | +0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 37 | C- (26.5) | -0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 32 | C- (28.1) | +0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 45 | D (20.8) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68 | +2.1 |
| Other education | 1.9 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 9.7 | −8.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +4.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ark Walworth Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 65
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (15%) with SEND