Ark Charter Academy
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Based on 26 reviews and 203 answers
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Average of 23 reviews with area ratings
- Food2.0
- Communication1.9
- Activities1.9
- Staff1.8
- Outdoor environment1.8
- Education1.7
- Indoor environment1.7
- Safety1.5
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- Former Student1.020 August 2026
Really bad
Really bad school to many useless rules and really exhausting during the day since it’s too long
- Student1.023 May 2026
DO NOT
DO NOT COME HERE. there is bullying here everyday, and mentions of going to students houses to beat them up. Whatever you do, DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE!!!! I myself experience bullying by my own ‘friends’ if I can even call them that. There is so much exclusion in every group and I cannot escape these people. Teachers are absolutely disgusting and there is racism left and right and centre. There are more cover teachers than actual teachers and we might as well teach ourselves because thes...
- Other1.013 February 2026
Don’t go to charter
I have heard about this school. They suspend you for having a green pen. I am at tpa, I will never go there
- Employee1.016 June 2025
NO BLAZER UNLESS 30 CLEARLY NOT UK SCHOOL
im a former student ll swr the kids are high most the time bring back the good food and not the s** food pe teacher gets in ur face and calls u names and the teachers just want to put the kids down as much they want and cant lie ill even got put in reflection all day for not having a blaser ill get it its uniform but not when ts 20 summer time and ill asked the head and he said that it needs to be 30 to have a none blazer day like when it gose to that clearly not uk !!!!!!1
- Student4.06 June 2025
nice school even though I was there for a year
honestly, it was really good. some of the reviews are very old and the teaching actually made me much smarter than primery school. they finally delt with racism and helps with disabled, plus they are kind towards LGBTQ+. swearing is a little outta hand though
- Student1.019 May 2025
only come here if you want depression
this school is the worst. not safe at all, people bring in knives and lighters all the time and school only says theyll ‘investigate’ but either nothing comes of this investigation or the wrong person is blamed. many racist and islamophobic teachers which the school doesnt care about because no teachers want to work at this school so they need all staff they can get - cant afford to fire anyone. teachers embarrass you to the point where you never want to come in ever again. food is horrific. used to have water, but now we are expected to bring in water ourselves even though some people cant afford watter bottles.
- Former Student1.018 May 2025
Terribleness is now a real word!!11
All the teachers were rude and very angry all the time!!!
- Former Student1.025 February 2025
Hand a child a pen not a p£@!$
They honestly are the worst the pe teacher even got me pregnant and no consequences for that (By the way he's 18 months now:)
- Other3.030 July 2024
Charter
Not a bad school but is really strict
- Student3.019 June 2024
students are high i swear
the students are on crack but its alr i just hate the kids tbh but they need to bring back RADNOR SPLASH PLSSS ITS TOO GOOD
- Student1.05 March 2024
Rubbish school it is sooo bad uwu
This is a horrible school. Id say it's the worst school in Portsmouth
- Student2.05 September 2023
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it got sexually harassed and nothing got done, girls get sexually assaulted at this school and they do nothing about it, my brother had to come into the school for my sexual harassment to be dealt with, but all they did was change his classes, but it carried on, i cant talk to anyone at this school.
- Student1.08 July 2023
charter is shit
it was alright till new head teacher came students should be able to have there hair how they want and have as many peicings as they want also teachers single out 'naughty' kids who have a bad reputation even if they are trying to get things right and you get suspended if u stick up for urself to a bully
- Parent3.014 October 2022
it’s alright! Needs some improving to
Its ok !and the bullying can get out of hand , and they need to give children more freedom and opportunity to go on trips and to have more clubs to express themselves !!
- Student1.06 October 2022
no go skool
helwo i gut bery badlee bullid der nd mss chpamon is racis fock
- Student1.029 September 2022
bad school
ruins your mental health extremly. teachers dont care at all.
- Student1.029 September 2022
really bad
ruins your mental health to another limit.
- Student1.013 July 2022
What a joke
I regret going to charter many of the rules and way things are handled makes it seem more of a military camp or a prison more then an actual school. School is meant to make you excited for the future but instead going to school is the worst part of my day
- Student1.022 December 2021
I hate it here
This school takes away peoples rights- You cant leave the classroom to breathe You cant walk to the classroom on your own You cant take yourself to the bathroom (if they even let you) Teachers can say whatever about you because if you report it the teacher is always right The mental health and anti bullying programs are a joke- Got bullied for 3 years and I stopped it Got put in ELSA twice- no difference if anything worse because i wasnt taken seriously or listened to whatsoever Thank god im leaving in May…poor kids
- Student2.014 December 2021
Anxiety
My anxiety has gone thru the roof at ark charter academy I am in my final year Some teachers make u feel worse than you are
- Former Student1.01 October 2021
Glad I left
Never go here. The headteacher is vile and the school is chaotic. So glad I’ve left and moved to a much better school in Portsmouth. They really messed me up
- Student1.02 July 2021
Lol screw my mental health
I mean the school crippled my mental health further when it seemed like my only way of telling anyone how i was- apparently all they could do was tell my parents- who dont care- and like- they tried to forcibly out me to my parents multiple times when i made it clear its unsafe- and just got told to stop crying over traumatic things/triggers and just get over myself- i also get in trouble for tics a lot- even after explaining i cant help it whatsoever
- Former Student1.016 May 2021
Awful school
Awful school, people get kicked out left right and centre. Teachers are absolutely unless. Definitely is the worst school in Portsmouth
- Student3.02 May 2021
Charter academy
It’s an alright school but the bullying there can get out of hand but they do have it under control
- Student1.015 December 2020
HORRIBLE SCHOOL
horrible school, horrible to everyone who goes there and teachers are astonishingly under educated for the job. DONT send your kids here please please please it’s so terrible
- Former Student3.029 November 2020
average
okay school but they don’t care if someone is being racist towards you or if you get bullied plus the teaching is rubbish