Ark Putney Academy | Secondary with sixth form in London, Wandsworth | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Ark Putney Academy

SecondaryPost 16

Wandsworth · London · SW15 3DG http://arkputney.org/

Pupils
746
cap. 1,200
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
9 Nov 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
29 Mar 2017
Short inspection
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21 Jan 2014
Curriculum and development visit
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6 Mar 2013
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. No last-distance figure was published.

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Wandsworth allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Wandsworth. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
72%
+1pp
LA
76%
England
66%
72%65%58%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
43%
-6pp
LA
57%
England
46%
51%42%33%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
46.3
+0.2
LA
52.8
England
46.8
48.545.542.4
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
73%
-2pp
LA
61%
England
41%
75%55%35%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
6.2
-0.1
LA
9.0
England
7.7
6.44.32.2
'18'19'22'23'24'25

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

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.23
Average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
31.9
-1.1
LA
33.6
England
32.4
35.133.431.8
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.14
-0.3
LA
-0.01
+0.4+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
14%
+2pp
LA
16%
England
14%
19%12%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
0
B-C+C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.14
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

88%

staying in education or employment

9% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education83%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment3%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

86%

staying in education or employment

10% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education75%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment10%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
784
cap. 1,200
940733525
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.8
LA AVG 16.29:1
19.116.614.1
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
49%
LA AVG 40.73%
49%39%29%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
57%
LA AVG 40.59%
58%52%46%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
17%
LA AVG 18.56%
19%16%13%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
9%
LA
7%
England
9%
9%7%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
30%
LA
21%
England
24%
30%20%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressPullman Gardens, Putney, London, SW15 3DG
Telephone02087883421
Local authorityWandsworth
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£11504 spend / pupil£11616 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2012 (was URN 101060)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2572%43%46.3Not applicable73%6.2141
2023/2470%49%46.1+0.2375%6.4141
2022/2360%38%42.4+0.0061%5.7144
2021/2272%51%48.4+0.1258%5.3118
2018/1958%35%43.6+0.0737%3.178
2017/1865%35%48.5+0.4935%2.251
2016/1771%33%46.4+0.3542%48
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2573%
2023/2475%
2022/2365%
2021/2258%
2018/1950%
2017/1835%
2016/1763%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2531.9C+-0.1414%83
2023/2433.0C++0.1212%123
2022/2333.3C+12%97
2021/2235.1B-11%93
2018/1933.9C++0.2619%52
2017/1831.8C++0.294%63
2016/1732.4C++0.3919%27

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2578414.817%49%57%9%30%
2023/2487816.618%49%56%8%25%
2022/2394019.116%48%55%9%29%
2021/2290317.415%44%56%8%26%
2020/2185916.817%29%46%
2018/1974115.914%31%54%4%12%
2017/1862614.317%32%54%4%10%
2016/1752514.113%33%58%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.