Year 7 entry: September 2025
Applications to join Year 7 in September this year are now closed. To make a late application, please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.
If you have applied and your child has not yet been offered a place, you can check their waiting list position here.
For further information about admissions please contact Ms Samson: admissions@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org
Year 7 entry: September 2026
Applications for places at Bolingbroke Academy will be made in accordance with Wandsworth Council's co-ordinated admission arrangements, and places are only ever offered in accordance with our admissions policy which can be viewed here.
As a non-selective school we do not subscribe to the Wandsworth Test, nor are there any other exams for entrance.
Applications to join Year 7 in September 2026 will open via your Local Authority on 1st September 2025. The application deadline for entry to Year 7 in September 2026 will be 31st October 2025.
Parents will then notified by Wandsworth/their local authority on Monday 2nd March 2026 if their application is successful.
For further information about admissions please contact Ms Samson: admissions@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org
Open days October 2025
We are delighted to announce our Open Event dates for October 2025. Click here to book your place.
Parents/carers, pupils and siblings are all very welcome to attend our upcoming open events. These are the only opportunity to see the school so please do come along!
Saturday 11th October 2025 9:30am-12:30pm (for Year 7 and Year 12 entry)
Principal's talks at 9:30am and 11:30am
Director of Sixth Form's talk at 10:30am
Thursday 16th October 2025 5:15pm-7:15pm (for Year 7 entry)
Principal's talks at 5:15pm, 5:45pm and 6:30pm
We are fortunate to be very oversubscribed with an average of 850 applications for 120 places each year, therefore the open events in October are the only opportunity to see the school; we are not able to provide private tours. Likewise, we are heavily oversubscribed for Sixth Form entry.
If you have any queries, big or small, please contact our Admissions Manager Ms Samson, admissions@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org
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Best-in-class careers provision
Our pupils dream big for life after school thanks to our highly aspirational careers programme, which includes visits to prestigious universities and employers, one-to-one guidance and a rich programme of workshops and visiting speakers.
Ark Music Programme
Designed to foster a life-long love of music, the Ark Music Programme offers a wealth of experience for all pupils at all levels, including an annual Music Gala where pupils have the opportunity to perform at a national level.
Setting your child up for success
We're proud that students from Ark Schools are 3 times more likely to go on to a top tier university at the end of their school career.
