Ark Isaac Newton Academy | School performance

92%

RWM expected · 2024/25

32%

RWM higher · 2024/25

85%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

65%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

87%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

942.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,760

Pupils · 2024/25

46%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

92%

RWM expected · 2024/25

32%

RWM higher · 2024/25

85%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

65%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

87%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

942.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,760

Pupils · 2024/25

46%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

92%

RWM expected · 2024/25

32%

RWM higher · 2024/25

85%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

65%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

56.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

87%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

942.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,760

Pupils · 2024/25

46%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 16/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityRedbridge

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Isaac Newton Academy · All-through · Redbridge

Part ofARK SCHOOLS

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

92%

+6pp

92%89%86%

'23'24'25

'25 · 92%

RWM higher standard

32%

+17pp

32%24%15%

'23'24'25

'25 · 32%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

94%

Reading higher standard

63%

Writing expected standard

96%

Writing higher standard

34%

Maths expected standard

96%

Maths higher standard

61%

Science expected standard

94%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

64%

Reading scaled score

111.0

Maths scaled score

111.0

GPS scaled score

112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

85%

-4pp

91%85%79%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 85%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

65%

-11pp

78%69%60%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 65%

Attainment 8

56.7

-0.7

59.857.254.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56.7

EBacc entry

87%

-0pp

87%55%22%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 87%

EBacc APS

942.3

+7.8

942.3913.0883.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 942.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

41.7

+3.5

41.736.731.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41.7

A-level value added

+0.52

+0.1

+0.5+0.1-0.4

'19'24'25

'25 · +0.5

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

22%

+6pp

27%20%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 22%

Average A-level grade

B+

B+B-C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,760

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

46%

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

1 Cricklefield Place, Ilford, IG1 1FY

Local authority

Redbridge

Website

https://isaacnewtonacademy.org/

Telephone

02089116666

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	92%	32%	94%	63%	96%	34%	96%	61%	94%	93%	111.0	111.0	112.0	—	—	—	13%	1,760
2023/24	86%	15%	89%	46%	89%	22%	94%	36%	89%	86%	108.0	108.0	109.0	—	—	—	11%	1,751
2022/23	86%	28%	88%	48%	92%	34%	96%	52%	89%	89%	109.0	110.0	110.0	+1.90	+2.90	+4.00	12%	1,750
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	7%	1,554
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	7%	1,351
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	7%	1,167

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	85%	65%	56.7	Not applicable	87%	942.3	90%	1,760
2023/24	88%	75%	57.4	+0.90	87%	934.5	88%	1,751
2022/23	88%	73%	58.6	+0.97	22%	890.0	28%	1,750
2021/22	91%	78%	59.8	+1.10	29%	917.3	35%	1,754
2018/19	79%	60%	54.6	+0.69	54%	883.6	59%	1,554
2017/18	83%	70%	57.9	+0.99	51%	910.5	55%	1,351
2016/17	85%	68%	56.1	+0.97	69%	—	73%	1,167

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	41.7	B+	+0.52	22%	110
2023/24	38.2	B-	+0.38	15%	122
2022/23	33.4	C+	—	13%	118
2021/22	41.1	B	—	27%	117
2018/19	31.8	C+	-0.40	14%	96
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,760	21.2	13%	46%	32%	4%	8%
2023/24	1,751	20.5	11%	48%	31%	4%	6%
2022/23	1,750	20.4	12%	48%	28%	6%	13%
2021/22	1,754	22.9	8%	51%	30%	5%	11%
2020/21	1,757	21.1	8%	54%	25%	—	—
2018/19	1,554	17.7	7%	58%	25%	4%	9%
2017/18	1,351	16.1	7%	61%	26%	5%	10%
2016/17	1,167	15.8	7%	63%	27%	4%	7%