Ark Isaac Newton Academy

All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Redbridge

1 Cricklefield Place, Ilford, IG1 1FY

Website 02089116666

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

77%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.6%

7.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,777

Capacity used

Nearly full

99%

1,800 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

77%

1st preference success rate

80 of 104 families who put it first got an offer

Places offered

334

Total applications

3.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)	Applications	Offers	Success
1st preference	104	80	● 77%
2nd preference	95	10	● 11%
3rd preference	71	0	● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)	64	0	● 0%
Total	334	90	27%

1st preference success by year

47%

2020

66%

2021

54%

2022

66%

2023

67%

2024

77%

2025

Redbridge lets families list 6 preferences. 23 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: All-through
Age range: 4–18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Yes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: Morgan Haines
Address: 1 Cricklefield Place, Ilford, IG1 1FY
Phone: 02089116666
Local authority: Redbridge
Ward / constituency: Ilford Town · Ilford South
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 138518

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	34%	—	—
English as additional language	48%	—	—
SEN support	8%	—	—

50% boys (894)50% girls (883)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS

1,777 pupils · 1,800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

24
16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,484 pupils

Attendance

95.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

4.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

7.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

0.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

20/21

11%

21/22

13%

22/23

23/24

24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

Measure	School	LA	England
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths	86%	—	—
Higher standard	15%	—	—
Reading progress	—	—	0.0
Writing progress	—	—	0.0
Maths progress	—	—	0.0

GCSE results

Measure	School	LA	England
Attainment 8 score	57.4	—	—
Progress 8 score	0.90	—	0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths	75%	—	—
Grade 4+ in English & maths	88%	—	—
EBacc average point score	5.47	—	—

Progress 8 band

Well below

5% of schools

Below

26% of schools

Average

43% of schools

Above

21% of schools

Well above

5% of schools

A-level results

Measure	School	LA	England
Average points per entry	38.24	—	—

Average grade: B- (England B-)

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard92%

+30% vs England

Higher standard32%

+24% vs England

Reading

Expected standard94%

+19% vs England

Higher standard63%

+30% vs England

Average score111

+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard96%

+24% vs England

Greater depth34%

+21% vs England

Maths

Expected standard96%

+22% vs England

Higher standard61%

+35% vs England

Average score111

+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%

+20% vs England

Higher standard64%

+34% vs England

Average score112

+7 vs England

Science

Expected standard94%

+12% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)	92%	61%
Higher standard	32%	8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Attainment 8	56.7	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	64.6%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	84.6%	65%
Entering EBacc	86.9%	40%
EBacc average point score	5.38	4.1
Pupils in cohort	175	—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils

+0.57

Other pupils

+1.05

Low prior attainers

+1.14

Middle prior attainers

+1.05

High prior attainers

+0.40

Girls

+1.14

Boys

+0.69

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	41.73	35
Average grade	B+	—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)	21.6%	17%
A-level students	88	—

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	174	41%	71%	87%
English Language	174	29%	73%	83%
English Literature	174	37%	76%	90%
Spanish	157	20%	57%	76%
Combined Science	117	17%	47%	69%
Geography	85	35%	64%	75%
History	84	42%	67%	79%
Biology	57	46%	96%	98%
Physics	57	56%	98%	98%
Chemistry	57	53%	96%	98%
Religious Studies	57	54%	86%	89%
Computer Science	53	43%	75%	87%

A level

Subject	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B
Mathematics	47	19%	45%	81%
Economics	45	9%	38%	91%
Psychology	28	21%	39%	82%
Chemistry	25	4%	24%	56%
Biology	22	5%	23%	59%
Sociology	22	5%	41%	91%
Government and Politics	20	5%	45%	85%
English Literature	16	6%	31%	56%
Physics	12	17%	42%	58%
Mathematics (Further)	12	25%	58%	83%
Computer Science	10	0%	50%	80%
History	9	11%	33%	100%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 19061: Ark Isaac Newton Academy

Cambridge admissions¹	2025
Applications	9
Offers	0
Success rate	0%
Accepted offers	0

¹ Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

² Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

Measure	School	LA	England
Higher education (university)	70%	—	—
Apprenticeships	12%	—	—
Any education or training	72%	—	—

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

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 Redbridge council, not the school.

Entry	Deadline	Offer day
Reception (primary)	15 January	16 April (or next working 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.