▁Parker ▁Sports ▁College ▁was ▁grad ed ▁In ade qu ate ▁by ▁Of sted ▁and ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Chief ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Education , ▁Children ' s ▁Care ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁placed ▁the ▁college ▁into ▁Special ▁Me asures . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁issued ▁an ▁a cademy ▁order ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁Section ▁ 4 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Academy ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁applied ▁with ▁Ark ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁a cademy . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁AR K ▁William ▁Parker ▁opened , ▁replacing ▁William ▁Parker ▁Sports ▁College , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁including ▁a ▁sixth ▁form ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁places . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁shared ▁a ▁sixth ▁form ▁with ▁Ark ▁Hel ens wood ▁which ▁at ▁its ▁latest ▁ins pection ▁was ▁grad ed ▁Good ▁and ▁shares ▁the ▁highest ▁results , ▁for ▁progress , ▁in ▁East ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁After ▁becoming ▁an ▁Ark ▁a cademy , ▁the ▁school ▁received ▁two ▁Section ▁ 5 ▁Of sted ▁ins pe ctions ▁each ▁grad ing ▁the ▁school ▁Re qu ires ▁Im prov ement ▁and ▁despite ▁encourag ing ▁signs ▁of ▁improvement , ▁it ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁a ▁falling ▁roll , ▁budget ▁def ic its ▁and ▁high ▁staff ▁turn over . ▁From ▁its ▁in ception ▁as ▁an ▁a cademy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁its ▁mer ger ▁in ▁ 2 0 1