Education & Young People Community & Social Justice 2025
Ark

Impact Report 2025

Ark is an education charity and one of the UK's top-performing multi-academy trusts, operating 39 schools across London, Birmingham, Hastings and Portsmouth. In 2025, 78% of primary students met expected standards vs 62% nationally; 85% of sixth formers progressed to university — more than twice the national average. Over 300,000 children are reached annually through Ark's current ventures, with 45 million impacted globally through independent spin-offs. Total staff: 3,500.

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📋About

39 schools (primary, secondary, all-through); Ark Start nurseries (6 sites); Ark Teacher Training (168 partner schools); Ark Curriculum Plus (700+ schools, 300,000 students); Ark Learning Institute; Ark Music; Ark Sport; Ark Culture; EdCity hub; bursaries and careers programme; SEND specialist provisions Custom geography from upload: London / Birmingham / Hastings / Portsmouth

📊Key Metrics

30,000+ students across 39 schools; 78% of Ark primary students met expected standards in reading, writing and maths — vs 62% nationally Key Metric 1
85% of Year 13 students progressed to university — more than twice the national average of 37%; 74% to top-third universities vs 41% nationally Key Metric 2
3,500+ students supported with mental health through Place2Be partnership; 4,700 children in Hastings and Portsmouth given increased arts access through Ark Culture Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 96% of Ark primary schools and 95% of secondary schools outperformed schools with similar deprivation nationally; KS4 disadvantaged pupils outperformed peers by 17.5 percentage points
  • 95% of Ark Start nursery children achieved Good Level of Development vs 67% nationally; 700+ students performed at Ark Music Gala at the Barbican; 5 students performed at BBC Proms
  • Ark schools are twice as likely to have students with SEND reach expected standards (43% vs 22% nationally); 91% average attendance for disadvantaged secondary students vs 86% nationally; £150m EdCity campus opened in west London

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