Ark Blake Academy | School performance

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

58%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

658.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

782

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

58%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

658.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

782

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

51%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

58%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

658.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

782

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCroydon

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Blake Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Croydon

Part ofARK SCHOOLS

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

64%

64%64%64%

'25

'25 · 64%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

51%

51%51%51%

'25

'25 · 51%

Attainment 8

45.6

45.645.645.6

'25

'25 · 45.6

EBacc entry

58%

58%58%58%

'25

'25 · 58%

EBacc APS

658.8

658.8658.8658.8

'25

'25 · 658.8

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

782

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

34%

FSM eligible

53%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

25%

Contact

Address

6 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA

Local authority

Croydon

Website

www.arkblake.org

Telephone

02034439000

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	64%	51%	45.6	Not applicable	58%	658.8	63%	782
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	664
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	523
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	352

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	782	19.6	15%	34%	53%	8%	25%
2023/24	664	18.7	15%	31%	53%	9%	27%
2022/23	523	19.6	21%	35%	50%	9%	24%
2021/22	352	17.1	18%	37%	48%	8%	25%
2020/21	178	12.9	22%	36%	52%	—	—