Ark Blake Academy

State-Funded School

ark-blake-academy-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 6NAPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ark Blake Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 759 pupils. Ark Blake Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.28

Ethnicity

White

27%

Asian

Black

29%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

10%

Pupils

759

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 759
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.