Ark Globe Academy

All-through · Southwark · SE1 6AG · URN 135584

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2021-11-30Cohort 1272Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 57
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 67 schools in Southwark
  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    75%

    Southwark 66.1%England 61%

    8.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    11%

    Southwark 11.2%England 8%

    In line with the area average of 11.2

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    106

    Southwark 106.42England 105

    In line with the area average of 106.4

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    106

    Southwark 105.63England 105

    In line with the area average of 105.6

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    105

    Southwark 106.55England 105

    1.5 below the area average of 106.6

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    23%

    Southwark 33.7%England 32%

    10.7 percentage points below the area average of 33.7

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    84%

    Southwark 76.4%

    7.6 percentage points above the area average of 76.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    81%

    Southwark 74.1%

    6.9 percentage points above the area average of 74.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    89%

    Southwark 75.4%

    13.6 percentage points above the area average of 75.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    57

    Southwark 42

    15 above the area average of 42

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 155
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 33 schools in Southwark
  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    48.4

    Southwark 44.01England 46.1

    4.4 above the area average of 44

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    49%

    Southwark 40%England 45.9%

    9 percentage points above the area average of 40

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    70.3%

    Southwark 54.3%

    16 percentage points above the area average of 54.3

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    4.6

    Southwark 3.99England 4.07

    0.6 above the area average of 4

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    30.3%

    Southwark 21.5%England 17.6%

    8.8 percentage points above the area average of 21.5

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    88.4%

    Southwark 48.8%

    39.7 percentage points above the area average of 48.8

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    69.7%

    Southwark 52.9%

    16.8 percentage points above the area average of 52.9

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    155

    Southwark 117

    38.4 above the area average of 116.6

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Southwark · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
25.0 pupils per class
Secondary classes
21.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
33.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
64.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
17.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
16.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
23% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
11% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
20.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
75% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
63.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated Ark Globe Academy Good at its inspection on 30/11/2021.
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Ark Globe Academy is a all-through school in Southwark, postcode SE1 6AG (URN 135584).
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