Ark Academy celebrate their GCSE successes

After two years of disruption our wonderful Year 11 achieved many fabulous outcomes. Their achievements are totally deserved. The quality assurance process for the GCSEs, as for ‘A’ levels and BTEC, was very rigorous based on student assessments in controlled conditions and validated by moderation across all Ark Schools.
Headline Measure | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Headline Measure | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Attainment 8 Score | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 9-4/9-5 in English & Maths | 77%/48% | 77%/51% | 74%/48% |
Progress 8 Score | +0.63 | +0.67 | +0.13 | Ebacc (English Baccalaureate) | 26% (86% entered) | 32% (74% entered) | 22% (44% entered) |
GCSE Results by Subject 2021
Year 11 Attain 9-4 |
Year 11 Attain 9-5 |
Year 11 Attain 9-7 |
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English Language | 80% | 64% | 26% |
English Literature | 89% | 67% | 28% |
Maths | 79% | 50% | 28% |
Science (double) | 64% | 36% | 3% |
Biology | 100% | 93% | 53% |
Chemistry | 98% | 85% | 50% |
Physics | 100% | 97% | 57% |
Geography | 71% | 58% | 27% |
History | 68% | 48% | 27% |
French | 67% | 42% | 16% |
Spanish | 64% | 45% | 25% |
RE | 77% | 70% | 38% |
Art and Design | 74% | 57% | 14% |
Business Studies | 71% | 57% | 29% |
Drama | 82% | 55% | 36% |
Graphic Design | 47% | 27% | 13% |
Music | 86% | 86% | 36% |
PE | 70% | 40% | 15% |
Attainment >=L2P | Attainment >=L2M | Attainment >=L2D | |
Performing Arts | 90% | 45% | 30% |
Delia Smith, Principal, stated she is delighted with the strength of our GCSE results across the board. The students responded incredibly well to the pressure on return from lockdown in March to produce their best in the assessments.
We wish them all the best for the Post 16 journey ahead!
Attendance
2020 - 2021 | 2019 - 2020 | 2018 - 2019 | National Average | |
Overall Attendance | 96% | 95.9% | 95.7% | 87.6% |
Persistent Absence | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10.1% |