Ark Charter Academy

State-Funded School

ark-charter-academy-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth SouthConstituency

PO5 4HLPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Ark Charter Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Portsmouth, South East.

It currently serves 883 pupils. Ark Charter Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.49

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

14%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

12%

Unclassified

Pupils

883

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

66%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 883
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
10 Jan 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.