Ark Bolingbroke Academy
Ark Bolingbroke Academy is a secondary school (Free schools), ages 11–18, in London, SW11, in the Wandsworth council area. It has 793 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (24 September 2024): Outstanding in all 5 graded areas. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Ark John Archer: 0.87 miBelleville Wix: 0.93 miBelleville: 0.50 miFalconbrook: All offeredHoneywell: 0.52 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2025 | Ark John Archer: All offeredBelleville Wix: 1.08 miBelleville: 0.71 miFalconbrook: All offeredHoneywell: 0.45 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2024 | Ark John Archer: All offeredBelleville Wix: 1.05 miBelleville: 0.70 miFalconbrook: All offeredHoneywell: 0.75 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2023 | Ark John Archer: All offeredBelleville: 0.71 miFalconbrook: All offeredHoneywell: 0.56 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2022 | Ark John Archer: All offeredBelleville: 0.50 miFalconbrook: All offeredHoneywell: 0.49 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
In 2026 the last distances offered ranged from 0.50 to 0.93 miles across the published bands or admission groups.
“All offered” means the published group had places for all eligible applicants; its distance is not a cut-off for admission.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
Secondary: "Distances measured by straight line from home to school." (footnote to every school's entry in "Previous years' admissions at Wandsworth secondary schools" and the current "How school places were offered" report). Primary: "The distance used to prioritise applications for admission to schools in Wandsworth will be measured in a straight line between your home and the centre of the school site. All measurements will be calculated by Wandsworth Council's Geographical Information System. No other measurements will be taken into account." ("Choose a Wandsworth Primary School" guide, FAQ 9); the primary "previous years" report's own footnote adds: "Distances measured by a straight line in metres from the child's address to centre of the school site."
Children of staff: <5 (suppressed small number, not counted). This school prioritises named partner ("feeder") primary schools ahead of any other applicant; 'groups' here are those feeder schools, each with its own distance cut-off, rather than ability/test bands.
Wandsworth admissions information and published allocations
Ofsted
Outstanding in all 5 graded areas — inspected 24 September 2024.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Quality of education | Outstanding |
Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
Personal development | Outstanding |
Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Sixth form | Outstanding |
Read the Ofsted inspection report
Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 1.04 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 60.2 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 79.1 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 110 | 2024/25 |
A level average point score per entry | 41.27 | 2024/25 |
A level average grade per entry | B | 2024/25 |
A level students | 63 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 793 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 30.4% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 27.7% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 15.58% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 3.77% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.