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Ark Bolingbroke Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school

Wakehurst Road, London SW11 6BF · arkbolingbrokeacademy.org · 020 7924 8200

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
60.2
average Attainment 8 score. Wandsworth 51.8, England 46
Last distance offered
0.87 mi
1.40 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Feeder: Ark John Archer · Wandsworth Council
Demand for places
1.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
793
99% of 800 places
Local authority
Wandsworth
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.8%
First language not English
27.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Ark Schools

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Feeder: Ark John Archer” went to a home 0.87 mi (1.40 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 240 families put the school first and 130 places were offered; 45% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 198 (Places 138)198September 2023: 180 (Places 134)180September 2024: 207 (Places 138)207September 2025: 204 (Places 137)204September 2026: 240 (Places 130)240Places 130
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261302401.8▲45%
September 2025Sept 20251372041.5▲55%
September 2024Sept 20241382071.5▲55%
September 2023Sept 20231341801.3▲57%
September 2022Sept 20221381981.4▲56%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Ark John ArcherDistance
September 20260.87 mi1.40 km
September 2025All
September 2024All
September 2023All
September 2022All
Year 7 – BellevilleDistance
September 20260.50 mi0.81 km
September 20250.71 mi1.15 km
September 20240.71 mi1.14 km
September 20230.71 mi1.14 km
September 20220.50 mi0.80 km
Year 7 – Belleville WixDistance
September 20260.93 mi1.49 km
September 20251.08 mi1.74 km
September 20241.05 mi1.69 km
September 20231.09 mi1.75 km
Year 7 – FalconbrookDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 2024All
September 2023All
September 2022All
Year 7 – HoneywellDistance
September 20260.52 mi0.84 km
September 20250.45 mi0.72 km
September 20240.75 mi1.21 km
September 20230.56 mi0.91 km
September 20220.49 mi0.79 km
Year 7 – Attending Feeder School – Next nearestDistance
September 20220.54 mi0.86 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 60.2, and 79.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wandsworth it was 51.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (41.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 50.9 (England 46.3)50.92017/18: 54.1 (England 46.5)54.12018/19: 52.0 (England 46.7)52.02021/22: 63.1 (England 48.8)63.12022/23: 56.2 (England 46.3)56.22023/24: 61.3 (England 45.9)61.32024/25: 60.2 (England 46.0)60.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲60.246.0
▲79.1%45.4%
▲91.8%64.8%
▲56.4%40.5%
▲5.684.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form76.5−8.1
Sixth form college6.1+0.3
Further education12.2+6.4
Other education0.9—
Employment0.9−0.1
Not in a lasting destination0.9−1
Activity not captured2.6+1.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published18/1921/2222/2323/2424/252018/19: 30.3 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 41.0 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 40.2 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 38.8 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 41.3 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
63 studentsB (41.3)Above average +0.21
63 studentsB (41.5)Above average +0.23
9 studentsDist (35.2)Average +0.36
25.4%AAB or better
88.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2470B (38.8)+0.13
2022/2359B (40.2)—
2021/2254B (41)—
2018/1948C (30.3)-0.39

Where sixth-form leavers went

2018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63.9+5.7
Further and other education7.2+5.7
Further education6—
Other education1.2—
Apprenticeship1.2—
Employment18.1+4.7
Not in a lasting destination3.6−9.8
Activity not captured6−7.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Ark Bolingbroke Academy on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Sept 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (190 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
190
25% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲87% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲63% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 19% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲73% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (19%) with SEND

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