Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lambeth
255 Shakespeare Road, London, SE24 0QN
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/02/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
31.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
320
Capacity used
Has space27%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
22 of 22 families who put it first got an offer
46
Places offered
108
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 22 | 22 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 108 | 24 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Lambeth lets families list 6 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Una Sookun
- Address
- 255 Shakespeare Road, Lambeth, London, SE24 0QN
- Phone
- 02077379520
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward / constituency
- Brixton Windrush · Dulwich and West Norwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135389
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 62% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 43% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS
320 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 388 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 81 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.74 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 81 | 7% | 32% | 56% | |
| English Language | 81 | 14% | 38% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 80 | 10% | 43% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 79 | 9% | 38% | 56% | |
| Business | 46 | 4% | 30% | 50% | |
| Spanish | 45 | 38% | 67% | 82% | |
| Geography | 37 | 0% | 11% | 35% | |
| History | 30 | 20% | 43% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 26 | 8% | 27% | 62% | |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 27% | 59% | 77% | |
| Physical Education | 22 | 5% | 41% | 45% | |
| Drama | 12 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lambeth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.