My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
28%Agree
44%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
1%Ark John Keats Academy
Free schools — All-through
EN3 5PA / 3–19 / None
Good
Ofsted
50.1
Attainment 8
67%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
KS2 Results
- KS2 average score
- 48.42
- Reaching expected standard
- 63%
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.1
- Progress 8
- 0.24
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 48.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 37.2
- Achieving AAB+
- 15.4%
67% of parents would recommend this school
121 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
44%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
31%Agree
47%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
10%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
10%Not applicable
48%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
32%Agree
36%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
31%Agree
18%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
0%Not applicable
13%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
19%No
81%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 23 parents
Strongly agree
52%Agree
9%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
26%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
42%Agree
43%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
39%Agree
38%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
36%Agree
42%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
46%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
5%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
48%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
26%Agree
40%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
67%No
33%13.9% of pupils receive SEN support
13.9%
SEN support
4.4%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.8%
94.6% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 94.6%
79% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 92%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 0%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 79%
- Entered top-third university
- 24%
- Achieved a degree
- 91%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1
- Free school meals
- 42.3%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.6:1
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 14.34%
- English as additional language
- 42.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 88.5%
- White
- 40.7%
- Mixed
- 13.3%
- Asian
- 6.8%
- Black
- 8.2%
- Other
- 9.1%
Other White28.7%
White British11.6%
Gypsy / Roma0.3%
Irish0.1%
Other Mixed7.1%
White & Black African2.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.3%
White & Asian1.3%
Bangladeshi3.3%
Other Asian1.8%
Pakistani0.8%
Indian0.7%
Chinese0.2%
Other Black3.3%
African2.6%
Caribbean2.3%