Ark Blake Academy
Secondary schoolArk Blake Academy is a secondary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 759 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ark Blake Academy was 43.5, against 46.0 in Croydon and 46.2 in England.
45.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45.5% | 46.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.2% | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 156 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Chaffinch Brook SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), May 2024240 m
- Tunstall Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, May 2025280 m
- John Wood School & NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Al-Khair SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file420 m
- Al-Khair Secondary GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file420 m
- Ark Oval Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Croydon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).