Ark All Saints Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 568 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.2
Free schools
The Charter School East Dulwich
- Pupils on roll
- 1,389of 1,680 places
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 175
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 9 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Charter School East Dulwich in 2023, 65% stayed on in The Charter School East Dulwich’s own sixth form (Southwark average 58%), 23% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 117 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 60% went to university (Southwark 65%, England 37%).
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 56.3 against 46.1 across England and 52.1 in Southwark, with 63% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 46% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
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 Southwark and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 181 | 3,117 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 65% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 23% | 21% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 117 | 1,527 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 87% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 60% | 65% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 33% | 19% |
| Further education | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 16% | 14% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 9% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 56.3 | 52.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 55% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 73% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 72% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.36 | 4.82 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 37% | 45% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 46.3 | 44.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 62.1 | 58.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 25% | 33% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 172 | 98% | 86% | 33% | 21% | 83% |
| English Language | 172 | 98% | 89% | 34% | 20% | 86% |
| Mathematics | 170 | 97% | 88% | 39% | 22% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 142 | 81% | 65% | 31% | 9% | 79% |
| Geography | 113 | 65% | 41% | 32% | 25% | 74% |
| Spanish | 81 | 46% | 19% | 37% | 27% | 69% |
| History | 69 | 39% | 41% | 59% | 26% | 90% |
| French | 58 | 33% | 18% | 28% | 29% | 62% |
| Economics | 42 | 24% | 1% | 31% | 34% | 83% |
| Fine Art | 39 | 22% | 9% | 36% | 28% | 92% |
| Drama | 30 | 17% | 7% | 33% | 27% | 97% |
| Biology | 29 | 17% | 23% | 86% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 17% | 23% | 86% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 29 | 17% | 23% | 86% | 46% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 27 | 15% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 48% |
| Photography | 25 | 14% | 6% | 44% | 19% | 96% |
| Music | 24 | 14% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 92% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 13% | 11% | 9% | 23% | 57% |
| Sociology | 20 | 11% | 4% | 75% | 21% | 90% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 10% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 94% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 7% | 31% | 58% | 32% | 75% |
| Physical Education | 9 | 5% | 11% | 22% | 24% | 78% |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| German | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 25 | 16% | — |
| Sports Studies | 19 | 12% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 4 | 3% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 314 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 154 | 1,360 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 39.68 | 38.79 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 22% | 21% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 50 | 32% | 31% |
| Psychology | 41 | 27% | 23% |
| English Literature | 39 | 25% | 11% |
| Sociology | 33 | 21% | 13% |
| History | 26 | 17% | 13% |
| Biology | 25 | 16% | 20% |
| Economics | 21 | 14% | 13% |
| Physics | 20 | 13% | 12% |
| Politics | 19 | 12% | 6% |
| Geography | 19 | 12% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 12% | 17% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 11% | 5% |
| Fine Art | 16 | 10% | 3% |
| Film Studies | 16 | 10% | 2% |
| Media Studies | 14 | 9% | 4% |
| Photography | 14 | 9% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | 14 | 9% | 5% |
| Product Design | 11 | 7% | 2% |
| Spanish | 7 | 5% | 2% |
| Drama | 6 | 4% | 2% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 19 | 12% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 19 | 12% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 18 | 12% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 5% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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Harris Academy Bermondsey
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94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.6
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.