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Ark Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 3–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 57 56.7 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 82% 82% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
56.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
63.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
22.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.45 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51.5[7] 50.6%[7]
2023/24 52.7[5] 58%[5] +0.45[5]
2022/23 54.5[8] 61%[8] +0.59[8]
2021/22 57[9] 67%[9] +0.55[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
17% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[11] 16.8%[11]
2022/23 B-[12] 15.5%[12]
2021/22 B+[13] 28.9%[13]
2018/19 B-[14] 18.1%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
82% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
11% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 78%[16] 9%[16] 106[16] 107[16]
2022/23 82%[17] 14%[17] 106[17] 107[17]
2018/19 77%[18] 8%[18] 106[18] 107[18]
2017/18 87%[19] 6%[19] 109[19] 109[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
69% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
12% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
15% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[20]
Employment
1% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[21] 63%[21] 4%[21] 24%[21] 1%[21] 1%[21]
2020/21 96%[22] 71%[22] 4%[22] 19%[22] 1%[22] 1%[22]
2019/20 99%[23] 64%[23] 9%[23] 24%[23] 0%[23] 1%[23]
2018/19 98%[24] 59%[24] 6%[24] 30%[24] 0%[24] 2%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[25]
Education
77% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[25]
Employment
11% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[26] 80%[26] 3%[26] 10%[26]
2020/21 94%[27] 86%[27] 1%[27] 7%[27]
2019/20 91%[28] 79%[28] 1%[28] 11%[28]
2018/19 88%[29] 72%[29] 4%[29] 12%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
87% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
34% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
39% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 89%[32] 40%[32]
2019/20 89%[31] 45%[31] 39%[31] 2%[31]
2018/19 82%[33] 38%[33] 32%[33] 0%[33]
2017/18 91%[34] 26%[34] 23%[34] 2%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
14 Apr 2026[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
21 May 2026[35]
Inclusion
Strong standard[35]
Achievement
Strong standard[35]
Safeguarding standards
Met[35]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[35]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[35]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[35]
Early years (where applicable)
Expected standard[35]
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional[35]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
22 Feb 2022[36] S5 Inspection[36] Outstanding[36]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
6.0 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
790 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
173 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
131 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 794[37] 134[37] 125[37] 6.4[37] 1.1[37]
Entry Sept 2024 903[37] 165[37] 128[37] 7.1[37] 1.3[37]
Entry Sept 2023 985[37] 206[37] 128[37] 7.7[37] 1.6[37]
Entry Sept 2022 839[37] 174[37] 133[37] 6.3[37] 1.3[37]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
5.4 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
314 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
124 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
58 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
2.1 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 321[37] 112[37] 60[37] 5.3[37] 1.9[37]
Entry Sept 2024 326[37] 114[37] 60[37] 5.4[37] 1.9[37]
Entry Sept 2023 312[37] 112[37] 60[37] 5.2[37] 1.9[37]
Entry Sept 2022 305[37] 112[37] 60[37] 5.1[37] 1.9[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
3–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1650[1]
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
www.arkacademy.org[1]
District
Brent[38]
Postcode
HA9 9JR[1]
URN
135600[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1642 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
48.4% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
9.3% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
3.4% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
35.7% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
14.3%[40]
Mixed
11.2%[40]
Asian
31.9%[40]
Black
23.3%[40]
Any other ethnic group
15.4%[40]
Unclassified
3.8%[40]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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