Ark John Keats Academy
Bell Lane, London, EN3 5PA
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Katie Marshall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,804
- Pupils on roll
- 1,732
- URN
- 139815
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084433113
About this school
Ark John Keats Academy is an all-through academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 1,732 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 64% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 10% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 73% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 182 | 177 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 46.9 | 50.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.39 +0.19 to +0.60 | +0.24 +0.03 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 48% | 48.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 65% | 74.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 80.8% | 83.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
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 John Keats 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 | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.1 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,804 |
| 2023/24 | 1,771 |
| 2024/25 | 1,765 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark John Keats Academy compares
Ark John Keats Academy ranked 8th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.1 | 5.9% | 45.4% | 1,732 | — |
| Oasis Academy Hadley | 42 | 8.1% | 61.4% | 1,528 | 1.6 miles |
| Edmonton County School | 41 | 7.7% | 44.5% | 2,091 | 2.9 miles |
| Harris Academy Tottenham | 52.8 | 7.4% | 41.9% | 1,307 | 5.3 miles |
| Wren Academy Finchley | 59.8 | 5.2% | 16.2% | 1,623 | 6.7 miles |
| George Mitchell School | 47 | 7.5% | 37.3% | 973 | 6.8 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)
- 45.42%
- English as an additional language
- 42.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.92%
- Persistent absence
- 14.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Hadley1.6 miles
All-through · Enfield
-
Edmonton County School2.9 miles
All-through · London
-
Harris Academy Tottenham5.3 miles
All-through · London
-
Wren Academy Finchley6.7 miles
All-through · London
-
George Mitchell School6.8 miles
All-through · London
Other schools in London
Ark John Keats Academy ranks 742nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London, and Ark John Keats Academy ranks 125th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Ark Globe Academy All-through
- Ark King Solomon Academy All-through
- Bobby Moore Academy All-through
- Buxton School All-through
- Dunraven School All-through
- Edmonton County School All-through
- George Mitchell School All-through
- Harris Academy Chobham All-through
- Harris Academy Tottenham All-through
- Langdon Academy All-through
- Prendergast Vale School All-through
- Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Ark John Keats Academy teach?
- Ark John Keats Academy teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an all-through school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ark John Keats Academy?
- The headteacher of Ark John Keats Academy is Ms Katie Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ark John Keats Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark John Keats 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 John Keats Academy?
- Ark John Keats Academy has 1,732 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Ark John Keats Academy full?
- Ark John Keats Academy has capacity for 1,804 pupils and 1,732 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ark John Keats Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark John Keats Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ark John Keats Academy a selective school?
- No. Ark John Keats Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Ark John Keats Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ark John Keats Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ark John Keats Academy?
- Ark John Keats 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 John Keats Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 John Keats Academy rank locally?
- Ark John Keats Academy ranked 8th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 John Keats Academy's absence rate?
- Ark John Keats Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark John Keats Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark John Keats 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.