News12th January 2011
Average 12 percentage point increase from 2009 across network.
Today’s GCSE figures confirm that leading academy group, ARK Schools, has secured a fourth year of improved GCSE performances across its academies.
ARK’s five academies with GCSE results achieved an average rise of 12 percentage points over last year’s results. Since each school opened as an ARK academy the average annual increase in pupils achieving 5 GCSEs including English and mathematics is now 10 percentage points – up from 7.8 percentage points last year – which makes ARK Schools the most successful academy group for GCSE improvement.
| % students passing five GCSEs at A* – C inc English and maths | Opened | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Percentage point increase 2009 – 2010 | Av ann percentage point incr since opening as ARK academy |
| Burlington Danes | 2006 | 41 | 50 | 67 | 17 | 9 |
| Charter | 2009 | 8* | 21* | 24 | 3 | 3 |
| Globe | 2008 | 26* | 35 | 42 | 7 | 8 |
| St Alban’s | 2009 | 23* | 31* | 50 | 19 | 19 |
| Walworth | 2007 | 35 | 45 | 59 | 14 | 11 |
| Average across ARK Schools | 12 | 10 | ||||
*Predecessor school
ARK Schools managing director, Lucy Heller, said: “I am delighted that these results confirm ARK as the top performing academy group for GCSE improvement. The progress seen across the network is testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff and pupils and means our schools are in a strong position to build on this success in 2011.”