Ark John Keats Academy
Bell Lane, London, EN3 5PA
1,732 pupils · 96% of 1,804 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 January 2023, published 9 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 48.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 83.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 72 | 71 | 140 | 72 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 179 | 238 | 602 | 178 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 87 | 84 | 165 | 87 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 168 | 258 | 679 | 166 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 105 | 210 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 166 | 288 | 782 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 103 | 220 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 172 | 357 | 892 | 172 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Oasis Academy Hadley 2.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Edmonton County School 4.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Harris Academy Tottenham 8.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wren Academy Finchley 10.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- George Mitchell School 11 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Buxton School 12.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.