Ark Blake Academy

General Information

Address: 6 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA
Phone: 02034439000
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Sam Rispoli
Age range: 11-18 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 759
School capacity: 1200
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 380
% eligible for free school meals: 50.4%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 8.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 25.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 29 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 25 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

Attainment 8 score: 45.6
Data year: 2024/25

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

Ranked #9 of 23 Attainment 8 schools of this type in the area

#7Norbury High School for Girls46.4
#8Woodcote High School46.1
#9Ark Blake Academy45.6
#10St Joseph's College45.5
#11Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School45.3

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

#1Coloma Convent Girls' School57.4
#2Coombe Wood School52.6
#3Harris City Academy Crystal Palace52.3
#4Riddlesdown Collegiate50.7
#5Harris Academy South Norwood48.2
#6Harris Academy Purley46.8
#7Norbury High School for Girls46.4
#8Woodcote High School46.1
#9Ark Blake Academy45.6
#10St Joseph's College45.5
#11Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School45.3
#12Harris Invictus Academy Croydon45.0
#13Oasis Academy Coulsdon44.8
#14Orchard Park High School44.8
#15Harris Academy Beulah Hill44.4
#16Oasis Academy Shirley Park42.6
#17Thomas More Catholic School42.1
#18The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy39.1
#19Shirley High School Performing Arts College37.7
#20Oasis Academy Arena37.6
#21The Quest Academy37.5
#22St Mary's Catholic High School36.5
#23Meridian High School34.2

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Geography
History
Spanish
French Language
Sociology
Art & Design
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Economics
Physics (General)
Music Studies (General)
Speech & Drama
Polish
Portuguese
Turkish
Arabic
Italian
Chinese
Business Studies
Computer Science

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Ranked #4 of 18 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#2Riddlesdown CollegiateOutstanding
#3Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolGood
#4Ark Blake AcademyGood
#5Coombe Wood SchoolGood
#6Harris Academy PurleyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Harris Invictus Academy CroydonOutstanding
#2Riddlesdown CollegiateOutstanding
#3Archbishop Tenison's CofE High SchoolGood
#4Ark Blake AcademyGood
#5Coombe Wood SchoolGood
#6Harris Academy PurleyGood
#7Harris Academy South NorwoodGood
#8Meridian High SchoolGood
#9Norbury High School for GirlsGood
#10Oasis Academy CoulsdonGood
#11Orchard Park High SchoolGood
#12Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeGood
#13St Joseph's CollegeGood
#14St Mary's Catholic High SchoolGood
#15Woodcote High SchoolGood
#16Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolRequires improvement
#17Oasis Academy ArenaRequires improvement
#18The Quest AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £9,217 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #7 of 24 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#5Orchard Park High School£9,429
#6Harris Invictus Academy Croydon£9,397
#7Ark Blake Academy£9,217
#8Shirley High School Performing Arts College£9,130
#9The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy£9,066

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St Joseph's College£10,277
#2Meridian High School£9,911
#3Oasis Academy Arena£9,730
#4Thomas More Catholic School£9,686
#5Orchard Park High School£9,429
#6Harris Invictus Academy Croydon£9,397
#7Ark Blake Academy£9,217
#8Shirley High School Performing Arts College£9,130
#9The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy£9,066
#10Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School£8,772
#11Harris City Academy Crystal Palace£8,744
#12Harris Academy South Norwood£8,704
#13Coloma Convent Girls' School£8,615
#14St Mary's Catholic High School£8,594
#15Oasis Academy Shirley Park£8,350
#16Harris Academy Purley£8,178
#17The Quest Academy£8,120
#18Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form£8,073
#19Woodcote High School£8,013
#20Coombe Wood School£7,833
#21Oasis Academy Coulsdon£7,717
#22Harris Academy Beulah Hill£7,516
#23Riddlesdown Collegiate£6,921
#24Norbury High School for Girls£728

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General Information

Behaviour

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered