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Ark John Keats Academy

Mixed · ages 4–19 · with sixth formEnfield, London · London EN3 5PATrust: Ark SchoolsSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,732of 1,804 places
Free school meals
46.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
174
Ofsted
Good, 24 January 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 182 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ark John Keats Academy in 2023, 52% stayed on in Ark John Keats Academy’s own sixth form (Enfield average 57%), 31% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Among the 94 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 80% went to university (Enfield 55%, England 37%), and 24% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

French is unusually popular at GCSE: 82% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.1 against 46.1 across England and 46.3 in Enfield, with 49% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Enfield and England.

Ark John Keats Academy
Enfield
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureArk John Keats AcademyEnfieldEngland
Pupils in the cohort1823,871607,348
Any sustained destination92%94%92%
Stayed in education92%92%86%
— school sixth form52%57%34%
— sixth form college9%8%13%
— further education college31%25%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship0%1%3%
Employment0%3%
No sustained destination3%3%6%
Destination unknown4%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Ark John Keats Academy
Enfield
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureArk John Keats AcademyEnfieldEngland
Students in the cohort942,269541,441
Any sustained destination89%79%79%
University (higher education)80%55%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students24%23%19%
Further education0%5%5%
Apprenticeship1%3%7%
Employment7%15%28%
No sustained destination9%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureArk John Keats AcademyEnfieldEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)50.146.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%46%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects84%59%41%
EBacc average point score4.814.274.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort49%34%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils48.237.534.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils52.150.850.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language33%44%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language174100%89%21%20%76%
Mathematics174100%88%22%22%79%
English Literature17399%86%31%21%83%
Combined Science14583%65%6%9%67%
French14382%18%7%29%51%
History10862%41%22%26%70%
Religious Studies9454%31%35%32%84%
Geography8851%41%16%25%64%
Art and Design4425%7%9%24%50%
Computer Science4023%13%20%30%57%
Turkish3118%0%87%71%100%
Drama3017%7%3%27%67%
Chemistry2917%23%72%47%100%
Biology2917%23%52%45%100%
Physics2917%23%59%46%100%
Physical Education159%11%13%24%53%
Music116%5%0%33%45%
Polish32%1%84%
Spanish21%19%27%
Italian11%0%53%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Small Business Management50100%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureArk John Keats AcademyEnfieldEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study168
— of whom A level students401,481261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry37.2035.1835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects15%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sociology1743%13%
Psychology1538%23%
Chemistry1538%17%
Biology1538%20%
English Literature1230%11%
Politics923%6%
Mathematics923%31%
Economics820%13%
History718%13%
Geography10%
Physics12%
Art and Design1%
Religious Studies4%
Turkish0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1640%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1333%
Business StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Enfield

Chace Community School

Community school · sixth form · 880 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1

Edmonton County School

Academy converter · sixth form · 2,091 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0

Enfield Grammar School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,004 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.0

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.