Ark Dickens Primary Academy (Portsmouth) data

Ark Dickens Primary Academy is located in Portsmouth and falls under the local authority of Portsmouth. This mixed-sex primary school has 464 pupils, with a capacity of 480, aged from three up to eleven, and the type of establishment is academy sponsor led. The school has 20 teachers with each teacher on average earning the full-time equivalent of £31,939. The most recend Ofsted inspection was 13^th November 2019 resulting in an good rating.

Ark Dickens Primary Academy contact details

Address	Ark Dickens Primary Academy Turner Road Portsmouth Hampshire PO1 4PN
Website	http://www.arkdickensprimary.org/
Headteacher	Mrs Laura Berry

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About Ark Dickens Primary Academy

Phase of Education	Primary
Type of Establishment	Academy sponsor led
Admissions Policy	Not applicable
Statutory Low Age	3
Statutory High Age	11
Boarders	No boarders
Official Sixth Form	Does not have a sixth form
Gender	Mixed
Religious Character	Does not apply
Diocese	Not applicable
Special Classes	Not applicable

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Pupils

Census Date	19^th January 2023
School Capacity	480
Number of Pupils	464	97% capacity
Number of Boys	219	47%
Number of Girls	245	53%
Free School Meals (%)	51.30%

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Where is Ark Dickens Primary Academy?

Street Address	Turner Road
Town	Portsmouth
County	Hampshire
Postcode	PO1 4PN
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Ark Dickens Primary Academy on a map

Ark Dickens Primary Academy map (PO1 4PN) - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Ofsted

LAESTAB	8512007
Ofsted Region	South East

Ark Dickens Primary Academy Ofsted Report

This table compares the Ark Dickens Primary Academy Ofsted reports from 12^th November 2019 (10111142) and 27^th June 2017 (10032511).

Inspection number	10111142	10032511
Inspection type	Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type grouping	Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type grouping	Schools - S5
Inspection start date	12^th November 2019	27^th June 2017
Inspection end date	13^th November 2019	28^th June 2017
Publication date	8^th December 2019	24^th July 2017
Overall effectiveness	Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management	Good	Requires Improvement
Early years provision (where applicable)	Good	Good

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Ofsted Last Inspection	13^th November 2019
Ofsted Rating	Good
Ofsted Special Measures	Not applicable

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Teachers at Ark Dickens Primary Academy

Total Number of Teachers	20
Total Number of Teachers (Full-Time Equivalent)	20
Total Number of Teaching Assistants	40
Total Number of Teaching Assistants (Full-Time Equivalent)	32.7
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff	8
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)	6.7
Pupil:Teacher Ratio	20.4
Mean Gross Full-Time Equivalent Salary of All Teachers	£31,939

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Ark Dickens Primary Academy administrative data

Establishment Name	Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Establishment Number	2007
Unique Reference Number	141020
Local Authority	Portsmouth
Local Authority Code	851
Previous Local Authority Code	999
Government Statistical Service Local Authority Code	E06000044
Government Office Region	South East
District	Portsmouth
District Code	E06000044
Ward	Charles Dickens
Parliamentary Constituency	Portsmouth South
Urban/Rural Description	(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Middle Super Output Area	Portsmouth 013
Lower Super Output Area	Portsmouth 013C

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Ark Dickens Primary Academy history

Establishment Status	Open
Last Changed Date	23^rd January 2024
Reason Establishment Opened	New Provision
Open Date	1^st September 2014

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Pupil Referral Unit

Teenage Mothers	Not applicable
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision in Primary Care Unit	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Provides for Educational and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)	Not applicable

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Special Educational Needs

Section 41 Approved	Not applicable

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Trust

Trust flag	Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trust	ARK SCHOOLS
School Sponsor flag	Linked to a sponsor
School Sponsor	ARK Schools

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Federation

Federation flag	Not applicable

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Further Education/Higher Education

UK Provider Reference Number	10046440
Further Education Type	Not applicable

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Ark Dickens Primary Academy geodata

Easting	464679
Northing	101024
Latitude	50.80517
Longitude	-1.08347

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Nearest schools to Ark Dickens Primary Academy

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Madani Academy Merefield House, Nutfield Place, Buckland, Portsmouth, PO1 4JZ	Not applicable	437m
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Fyning Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1FG	Primary	443m
Manor Infant and Nursery School Inverness Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5QR	Primary	590m
The Portsmouth Academy St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PF	Secondary	604m
The Flying Bull Academy Flying Bull Lane, Buckland, Portsmouth, PO2 7BJ	Primary	622m
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth, PO1 1PX	Primary	643m
St Edmund's Catholic School Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX	Secondary	730m
Penbridge Infant School & Nursery Lincoln Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO1 5BG	Primary	996m
New Horizons Primary School Portchester Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 7JB	Primary	1km
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 4LS	Primary	1km

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