Ark John Keats AcademyThe Lea Valley Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Ark John Keats Academy and The Lea Valley Academy.

  • Ark John Keats Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Lea Valley Academy scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ark John Keats Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ark John Keats Academy was judged Good and The Lea Valley Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.1 for Ark John Keats Academy and 33.3 for The Lea Valley Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ark John Keats Academy (52.0 in 2021-22, 50.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Lea Valley Academy (34.6 in 2021-22, 33.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ark John Keats Academy versus The Lea Valley Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonArk John Keats AcademyEnfieldThe Lea Valley AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking6th of 21 in Enfield Stronger figure21st of 21 in Enfield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,765 848
Capacity1,804 1,400
LocationLondon, EN3 5PA Enfield, EN3 6TW
GCSE results
Attainment 850.1 Stronger figure33.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.9% Stronger figure20.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths74.7% Stronger figure45.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc83.9% Stronger figure24.6% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.81 Stronger figure2.87 4.09
Cohort174 142
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries40 32
A-level average points37.2 Stronger figure25.3 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C-
Best 3 A-levels points37.4 Stronger figure28.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects15.4% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,765 848
Free school meals (ever 6)45.4% 55.0%
English as an additional language42.8% 56.1%
SEN support9.5% 18.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% Stronger figure11.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.9% Stronger figure37.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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