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Ark Putney Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Pullman Gardens, Putney, London SW15 3DG · arkputney.org · 020 8788 3421

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.3
average Attainment 8 score. Wandsworth 51.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
Demand for places
0.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
746
62% of 1,200 places
Local authority
Wandsworth
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
62.8%
First language not English
54.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Ark Schools

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 132 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 92 (Places 168)92September 2023: 104 (Places 174)104September 2024: 56 (Places 133)56September 2025: 70 (Places 154)70September 2026: 38 (Places 132)38Places 132
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026132380.3100%
September 2025Sept 2025154700.5100%
September 2024Sept 2024133560.4100%
September 2023Sept 20231741040.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022168920.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.3, and 42.6% 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 C+ (31.9 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: 46.4 (England 46.3)46.42017/18: 48.5 (England 46.5)48.52018/19: 43.6 (England 46.7)43.62021/22: 48.4 (England 48.8)48.42022/23: 42.4 (England 46.3)42.42023/24: 46.1 (England 45.9)46.12024/25: 46.3 (England 46.0)46.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.346.0
▼42.6%45.4%
▲71.6%64.8%
▲73.0%40.5%
▲4.414.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form45.4−11.4
Sixth form college1.4−2
Further education39.7+16
Other education1.4−0.3
Apprenticeship1.4+0.6
Employment2.8+0.3
Not in a lasting destination5.7−3.6
Activity not captured2.1+0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.5 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 32.4 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 31.8 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.9 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 35.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 33.3 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.0 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 31.9 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
47 studentsC+ (31.9)Average -0.14
47 studentsC+ (31.9)Average -0.15
26 studentsDist- (31.7)Average -0.21
13.9%AAB or better
76.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2470C+ (33)+0.12
2022/2358C+ (33.3)—
2021/2255B- (35.1)—
2018/1928C+ (33.9)+0.26
2017/1842C+ (31.8)+0.29
2016/1722C+ (32.4)+0.39
2015/1655C- (27.5)+0.20

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University62.7−12
Further and other education4.6+2.3
Further education2.7—
Other education1.8—
Employment9.1−3.5
Not in a lasting destination18.2+12.5
Activity not captured5.5+2.1

Ofsted

Ark Putney Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
9 Nov 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
86%
Replies
50
6% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲84% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (28%) with SEND

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