Academy · Portsmouth
Ark Charter Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Church of England
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Portsmouth council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 133 families put this school as their first choice, and 180 places were offered. 131 of the families who put it first got a place (98%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 180 | 133 | 98% |
| September 2025 | 180 | 105 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 192 | 87 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 10 December 2024. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 883 (capacity 900)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- Academy trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Phone
- 02392824204
- Address
- Hyde Park Road, Southsea, PO5 4HL
- Website
- charteracademy.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.