Secondary
Ark Charter Academy
Hyde Park Road, Southsea, PO5 4HL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 883 of 900 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 81.7
- Pupils per adult
- 10.7
- Pupils
- 876
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
July 2022
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
36%
38.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 |
| Entered the EBacc | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31% |
| 22/23 | 26% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 36% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.48 |
| 22/23 | -0.70 |
| 23/24 | -0.32 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.4 |
| 22/23 | 33.6 |
| 23/24 | 40.6 |
| 24/25 | 38.9 |
Hyde Park Road, Southsea, PO5 4HL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Portsmouth admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Christian Down
- Address
- Hyde Park Road, Southsea, PO5 4HL
- Telephone
- 02392824204