Free schools · Enfield

Ark John Keats Academy

4–19Ages
1,732Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139815URN

Bell Lane, London, EN3 5PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.3 above Enfield median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EnfieldSelective

602 applications for 179 places · 8th of 20 in Enfield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.4of 90

Enfield 44.9 England 46.0

8th of 21 in Enfield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted'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
Early years provision		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

3.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Enfield median (3.0) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

602 applications · 179 places offered · 238 named it first

2026 3.4; Enfield median median 3.0
2025 4.0; Enfield median median 2.9
2024 4.7; Enfield median median 2.8
2023 5.2; Enfield median median 2.7
2022 5.6; Enfield median median 2.8
2021 6.3; Enfield median median 2.9
2020 5.7; Enfield median median 3.0
2019 6.4; Enfield median median 3.5
2018 5.8; Enfield median median 3.3
2017 4.6; Enfield median median 3.6
2016 3.7; Enfield median median 3.5
2015 2.4; Enfield median median 3.3
2014 2.3; Enfield median median 4.2

This school
Enfield median

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.9 per place (140 applications for 72 places).

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

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	179	602	3.4	238	1.33
Sep 2025	168	679	4.0	258	1.54
Sep 2024	166	782	4.7	288	1.73
Sep 2023	172	892	5.2	357	2.08
Sep 2022	167	940	5.6	378	2.26
Sep 2021	179	1,125	6.3	503	2.81
Sep 2020	176	1,000	5.7	384	2.18
Sep 2019	180	1,145	6.4	519	2.88
Sep 2018	176	1,014	5.8	464	2.64
Sep 2017	180	825	4.6	361	2.01
Sep 2016	177	648	3.7	285	1.61
Sep 2015	157	370	2.4	119	0.76
Sep 2014	124	285	2.3	97	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.48th of 21 in Enfield

Enfield 44.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%8th of 21 in Enfield

Enfield 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Enfield 65% England 66%

This school
Enfield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	50.4	53%	70%	–
2024/25	174	50.1	49%	75%	–
2023/24	177	46.9	48%	65%	+0.24
2022/23	182	46.1	46%	64%	+0.39

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 John Keats AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Enfield
1.2 km · Enfield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
St Ignatius College
1.5 km · Enfield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 57.4Attainment 8
Bishop Stopford's School
1.6 km · Enfield

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
The Lea Valley Academy
1.6 km · Enfield

Good2022

2.4applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
Kingsmead School
2.4 km · Enfield

Special measures 2026

3.0applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Heron Hall Academy
2.4 km · Enfield

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Hadley
2.6 km · Enfield

2025

2.2applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Chace Community School
2.8 km · Enfield

Good2022

3.0applications per place 39.5Attainment 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: Free schools
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 139815 · 308/4001
Trust: Ark Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,804 pupils · 1,732 on roll
Free school meals: 46.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Address: Bell Lane, London, EN3 5PA
Local authority: Enfield

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