Ark Putney Academy
Pullman Gardens, Putney, London, SW15 3DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Alison Downey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Putney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 746
- URN
- 138681
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087883421
About this school
Ark Putney Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 746 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ark Putney Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 144 | 141 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 | 46.1 | 46.3 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.24 to +0.24 | +0.23 -0.02 to +0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 48.9% | 42.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 70.2% | 71.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 61% | 75.2% | 73% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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 Putney 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 | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.4 | 38.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.3 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 940 |
| 2023/24 | 878 |
| 2024/25 | 784 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Putney Academy compares
Ark Putney Academy ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.3 | 9.1% | 57.5% | 746 | — |
| Ashcroft Technology Academy | 66.7 | 2.4% | 32.1% | 1,524 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Cecilia's Church of England School | 52.1 | 7.5% | 30% | 1,129 | 0.9 miles |
| Southfields Academy | 49.4 | 6.8% | 48% | 1,148 | 1.4 miles |
| The Hurlingham Academy | 58.4 | 6.5% | 41.8% | 728 | 1.5 miles |
| Lift Richmond Park | 56.1 | 9.6% | 30% | 1,046 | 1.5 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)
- 57.45%
- English as an additional language
- 48.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.14%
- Persistent absence
- 29.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ashcroft Technology Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Saint Cecilia's Church of England School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Southfields Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · London
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The Hurlingham Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Lift Richmond Park1.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Ark Putney Academy ranks 174th 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 ages does Ark Putney Academy teach?
- Ark Putney Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Ark Putney Academy?
- The principal of Ark Putney Academy is Alison Downey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ark Putney Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Putney 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 many pupils are at Ark Putney Academy?
- Ark Putney Academy has 746 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ark Putney Academy full?
- Ark Putney Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 746 on roll (62%), 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 Putney Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Putney Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ark Putney Academy a selective school?
- No. Ark Putney Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ark Putney Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ark Putney 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 Putney Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.4 in 2022/23 and 46.3 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 Putney Academy compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- Ark Putney Academy ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% 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 Putney Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Putney Academy's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Putney Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Putney 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.