Academy converter · Wandsworth

Ark Putney Academy

11–18Ages
746Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138681URN

Pullman Gardens, Putney, London, SW15 3DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Wandsworth median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Wandsworth

276 applications for 132 places · 8th of 11 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.7of 90

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

9th of 11 in Wandsworth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Wandsworth median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

276 applications · 132 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 2.1; Wandsworth median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Wandsworth median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 2.3; Wandsworth median median 2.5
2022 2.6; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 2.3; Wandsworth median median 3.3
2020 2.9; Wandsworth median median 3.4
2019 2.9; Wandsworth median median 3.7
2018 2.8; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2017 2.8; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2016 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2015 2.2; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2014 2.9; Wandsworth median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Wandsworth median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wandsworth median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	132	276	2.1	38	0.29
Sep 2025	154	311	2.0	70	0.45
Sep 2024	133	309	2.3	56	0.42
Sep 2023	174	404	2.3	104	0.60
Sep 2022	168	441	2.6	92	0.55
Sep 2021	191	443	2.3	74	0.39
Sep 2020	191	549	2.9	86	0.45
Sep 2019	185	527	2.9	84	0.45
Sep 2018	187	525	2.8	90	0.48
Sep 2017	173	483	2.8	64	0.37
Sep 2016	172	427	2.5	76	0.44
Sep 2015	149	334	2.2	41	0.28
Sep 2014	113	322	2.9	46	0.41

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

136 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.79th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 50.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%10th of 11 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Wandsworth 75% England 66%

This school
Wandsworth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	136	47.7	42%	68%	–
2024/25	141	46.3	43%	72%	–
2023/24	141	46.1	49%	70%	+0.23
2022/23	144	42.4	38%	60%	0.00

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ark Putney AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Ashcroft Technology Academy
1.3 km · Wandsworth

2025

5.0applications per place 66.4Attainment 8
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
1.5 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

5.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
Southfields Academy
2.3 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
The Hurlingham Academy
2.5 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 58.4Attainment 8
Lift Richmond Park
2.5 km · Richmond upon Thames

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
Fulham Cross Academy
2.7 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Lady Margaret School
2.8 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

Outstanding2023

6.2applications per place 64.7Attainment 8
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
3.1 km · Hammersmith and Fulham

2026

2.2applications per place 58.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138681 · 212/5402
Trust: Ark Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 746 on roll
Free school meals: 62.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Elliott School (URN 101060)
Address: Pullman Gardens, Putney, London, SW15 3DG
Local authority: Wandsworth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources