Ark Globe Academy
Academy sponsor led in London, Southwark.
School details
| Phase | All-through |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1272 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1645 |
| Free school meals | 64.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | ARK SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Address | Harper Road, London, SE1 6AG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://arkglobe.org/ |
| Telephone | 02074076877 |
| URN | 135584 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 12 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 30 November 2021, published 6 March 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School (secondary school, about 0.2 km)
- Victory Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Grange Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Charles Dickens Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Robert Browning Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Snowsfields Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Southwark
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.