Ark Charter Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hyde Park Road
 Southsea
 Hampshire PO5 4HL
Telephone: 023 9282 4204

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
History: This school arose from St Luke's CofE VA Secondary School
Trust: Ark Schools
Sponsor: Ark Schools

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Christian Down (since June 2023 – came from Castle View Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Moira Cruddas
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 55.66 / 13.02
Non-teaching Staff*: 43.64
Number of pupils: 876
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.7
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 54.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 59.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Portsmouth
Constituency: Portsmouth South
Electoral Ward: Charles Dickens
School Number: 8516905

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 5th July 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. St Edmund's Catholic School (0.3km) show on map
  3. St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  4. Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery (0.6km) show on map
  5. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery (0.6km) show on map
  6. Priory School (0.7km) show on map
  7. Penbridge Infant School & Nursery (0.9km) show on map
  8. Bramble Infant School and Nursery (0.9km) show on map
  9. Ark Dickens Primary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  10. Madani Academy (1.1km) show on map
  11. Portsmouth High School (1.1km) show on map
  12. The Portsmouth Grammar School (1.1km) show on map
  13. The Portsmouth Academy (1.2km) show on map
  14. Southsea Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  15. Devonshire Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  16. Fernhurst Junior School (1.2km) show on map
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  18. St Jude's CofE Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  19. Manor Infant and Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  20. St Swithun's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  21. Mayville High School (1.6km) show on map
  22. Craneswater Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  23. The Flying Bull Academy (1.6km) show on map
  24. Wimborne Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  25. Penbridge Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  26. Miltoncross Academy (1.9km) show on map
  27. Cumberland Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  28. New Horizons Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  29. Milton Park Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  30. Mary Rose Academy (2.3km) show on map
  31. Langstone Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  32. Meon Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  33. Meon Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  34. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  35. Westover Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  36. King's Academy College Park (Junior) (2.6km) show on map
  37. King's Academy College Park (Infant) (2.6km) show on map
  38. Stamshaw Infant Academy (2.6km) show on map
  39. Copnor Primary School (2.6km) show on map
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  97. Holbrook Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  98. Bridgemary School (7.1km) show on map
  99. Peel Common Infant School and Nursery Unit (7.5km) show on map
  100. Peel Common Junior School (7.5km) show on map
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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