Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
255 Shakespeare Road, Lambeth, London, SE24 0QN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Ms Una Sookun
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 135389
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077379520
About this school
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 320 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 124 | 109 | 81 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.7 | 39.1 | 39.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 -0.64 to -0.11 | -0.46 -0.75 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 27.5% | 25.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 56.9% | 51.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 54.1% | 50.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ark Evelyn Grace Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.7 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.1 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Evelyn Grace Academy compares
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.9 | 9.5% | 66.1% | 320 | — |
| The Charter School North Dulwich | 65 | 5.4% | 23.9% | 1,393 | 0.7 miles |
| Trinity Academy | 38.7 | 9.5% | 52.6% | 616 | 0.7 miles |
| The Charter School East Dulwich | 56.3 | 7.4% | 32.7% | 1,389 | 1.0 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | 58 | 4.1% | 48.4% | 950 | 1.0 miles |
| Saint Gabriel's College | 47.9 | 7.6% | 49.5% | 581 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.09%
- English as an additional language
- 36.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.52%
- Persistent absence
- 31.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Charter School North Dulwich0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Trinity Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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The Charter School East Dulwich1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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Sacred Heart Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Saint Gabriel's College1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy ranks 240th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ark Evelyn Grace Academy teach?
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Ark Evelyn Grace Academy?
- The principal of Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is Ms Una Sookun, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ark Evelyn Grace Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Evelyn Grace Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ark Evelyn Grace Academy?
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ark Evelyn Grace Academy full?
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 320 on roll (27%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ark Evelyn Grace Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Evelyn Grace Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ark Evelyn Grace Academy a selective school?
- No. Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ark Evelyn Grace Academy?
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ark Evelyn Grace Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.7 in 2022/23 and 39.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ark Evelyn Grace Academy rank locally?
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ark Evelyn Grace Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Evelyn Grace Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Evelyn Grace Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.