My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
59%Agree
35%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%Ark Pioneer Academy
Free schools — Secondary
EN5 2BE / 11–19
Outstanding
Ofsted
56
Attainment 8
95%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2023
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 56
- Progress 8
- 0.57
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 61.6%
95% of parents would recommend this school
172 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
62%Agree
33%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
67%Agree
26%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
6%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
9%Not applicable
67%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
70%Agree
24%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
42%Agree
17%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%Not applicable
32%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
13%No
87%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 22 parents
Strongly agree
65%Agree
9%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
9%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
78%Agree
16%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
40%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
57%Agree
34%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
5%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
55%Agree
33%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
62%Agree
33%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
52%Agree
35%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
95%No
5%16.2% of pupils receive SEN support
16.2%
SEN support
3.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 6.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.5%
80.2% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 80.2%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 13.7:1
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
- English as additional language
- 33.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 84.9%
- White
- 40.2%
- Mixed
- 15.4%
- Asian
- 11.7%
- Black
- 5.1%
- Other
- 14.1%
Other White20.6%
White British19.4%
Irish0.1%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed8%
White & Asian3.2%
White & Black African2.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
Indian4.9%
Chinese2.8%
Pakistani1.7%
Other Asian1.7%
Bangladeshi0.6%
African2.5%
Caribbean1.7%
Other Black0.9%