St Edmund's Catholic School
State · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,157 pupils
Ark Charter Academy
Hyde Park Road, Southsea PO5 4HL
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
883
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 900
Local authority
Portsmouth
Ark Schools
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Ark Charter Academy
Ark Charter Academy is a secondary academy in Southsea, Portsmouth, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Ark Schools.
It has 883 pupils on roll and room for 900. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils on roll
- 883
- Capacity
- 900 pupils
- Free school meals
- 65.60% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Ark Schools
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 135965
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