Ark Oval Primary Academy

State-Funded School

ark-oval-primary-academy-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 6BAPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Ark Oval Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Croydon, London.

It currently serves 593 pupils. Ark Oval Primary 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

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

25%

Black

34%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

593

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

56%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 593
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
11 Jan 2013	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.