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Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

Primary Academy school in Portsmouth PO5 4LS

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  • School Reference Number: 139713
  • Address: Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 4LS
  • Primary Principal: Mrs Sophie Bennett-Acres
  • Telephone: 023 9282 4828
  • Website: arkayrtonprimary.org
  • Managing Organisation: ARK Schools
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 510
  • Local Education Authority: Portsmouth
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2013* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 06/11/2018

Rating published on 29/11/2018

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
10 July 2024 23 September 2024 School inspection
6 November 2018 30 November 2018 Full inspection Good
20 November 2017 7 December 2017 Monitoring visit
4 May 2016 8 June 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number139713
Local Authority Code851
Local Authority NamePortsmouth
Establishment Number2004
School / College NameArk Ayrton Primary Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low2
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity510
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils411
Number of Boys212
Number of Girls199
Percentage Free School Meals62.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2157
Academy trust or TrustARK SCHOOLS
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorARK Schools
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10041992
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date13-11-2024
StreetSomers Road
LocalitySouthsea
Address3
TownPortsmouth
County (name)Hampshire
PostcodePO5 4LS
Websitewww.arkayrtonprimary.org/
Telephone02392824828
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSophie
Headteacher/Principal last nameBennett-Acres
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrimary Principal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE06000044
DistrictPortsmouth
Ward CodeE05002443
WardCharles Dickens
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001432
Parliamentary ConstituencyPortsmouth South
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000044
Easting464750
Northing99980
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Portsmouth 018
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Portsmouth 018A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN1775073884
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003541
LSOA CodeE01017035
Free School Meals256
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139713
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139713
LAESTAB8512004
School nameArk Ayrton Primary Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityPortsmouth
Parliamentary constituencyPortsmouth South
Multi-academy trust UID2157
Multi-academy trust nameARK SCHOOLS
Academy sponsor UID2156
Academy sponsor nameARK Schools
PostcodePO5 4LS
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils411
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10321979
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139713
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8512004
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionArk Ayrton Primary Academy
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection11/07/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date22/09/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10053370
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date06/11/2018
Publication date29/11/2018
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139713
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8512004
School name at time of latest graded inspectionArk Ayrton Primary Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10011710
Previous inspection start date04/05/2016
Previous publication date08/06/2016
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection139713
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8512004
School name at time of previous graded inspectionArk Ayrton Primary Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionRequires Improvement
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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