Ark Pioneer Academy

State-Funded School

ark-pioneer-academy-barnet-london

LondonRegion

BarnetLocal Authority

Chipping BarnetConstituency

EN5 2BEPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ark Pioneer Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Barnet, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,107 pupils. Ark Pioneer Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 61.6%
EBacc average point score: 5.56

Ethnicity

White

41%

Asian

10%

Black

17%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

Any other group

13%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,107

Total Pupils

63%Boys

37%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,107
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
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
10 Oct 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.