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ARK SCHOOLS

Company number 05112090 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 11.7% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it around the middle of the pack for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 42% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 53 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 126 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 554 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,894 employers 2.5% to 5.0%: 835 employers 5.0% to 7.5%: 698 employers 7.5% to 10.0%: 599 employers 10.0% to 12.5%: 579 employers 12.5% to 15.0%: 527 employers 15.0% to 17.5%: 487 employers 17.5% to 20.0%: 438 employers 20.0% to 22.5%: 389 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 357 employers 25.0% to 27.5%: 302 employers 27.5% to 30.0%: 253 employers 30.0% to 32.5%: 197 employers 32.5% to 35.0%: 159 employers 35.0% to 37.5%: 131 employers 37.5% to 40.0%: 489 employers -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% ← women paid more men paid more → this company

All 9,656 reporting employers for 2025/26 by median gap. 0 is equal pay; bars right of it are employers where men's median pay is higher, bars left of it where women's is.

-100% -75% -50% -25% 0 +25% +50% 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 18% 2018/19: 20% 2020/21: 13.3% 2021/22: 12.3% 2022/23: 13% 2023/24: 13.6% 2024/25: 12.9% 2025/26: 11.7% Median gap 2017/18: 14% 2018/19: 13% 2020/21: 11.8% 2021/22: 11.1% 2022/23: 12% 2023/24: 12.5% 2024/25: 10.7% 2025/26: 11.3% Mean gap 2017/18: 8% 2018/19: 50% 2020/21: 0% 2021/22: -100% 2022/23: 0% 2023/24: 0% 2024/25: 16.7% 2025/26: 0% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 18% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 11.7% 11.3% 0% 62% 80.2%
2024/25 12.9% 10.7% 16.7% 63.4% 79.3%
2023/24 13.6% 12.5% 0% 61.2% 78.4%
2022/23 13% 12% 0% 63% 80%
2021/22 12.3% 11.1% -100% 65.3% 80%
2020/21 13.3% 11.8% 0% 64.3% 81.9%
2018/19 20% 13% 50% 66% 81%
2017/18 18% 14% 8% 66% 81%

Reported by the employer under the gender pay gap regulations — full report on the official service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.