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Ark Academy

All-throughPost 16

Brent · Wembley · HA9 9JR www.arkacademy.org

Pupils
1,639
cap. 1,650
Ages
3 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
22 Feb 2022
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
24 Nov 2010
InspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Brent. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
82%
+4pp
LA
69%
England
63%
87%82%77%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
11%
+2pp
LA
10%
England
8%
14%10%6%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
GCSE 9–4
73%
+0pp
LA
71%
England
66%
82%77%73%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
51%
-7pp
LA
54%
England
46%
67%58%49%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
51.5
-1.2
LA
51.6
England
46.8
57.053.349.6
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
83%
+1pp
LA
61%
England
41%
83%64%44%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
8.3
-0.8
LA
10.6
England
7.7
9.18.27.4
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 80%
SPAG higher standard
30%
LA AVG 40%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.4
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.91
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.45
Above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
38.3
-0.1
LA
36.8
England
32.4
42.238.234.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.07
-0.1
LA
+0.07
+0.3+0.2+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
17%
+0pp
LA
21%
England
14%
29%21%14%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B+B-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.07
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education95%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

90%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

6% no destination recorded

Education77%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment11%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,642
cap. 1,650
1,6491,5861,523
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
LA AVG 17.37:1
22.618.614.5
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
48%
LA AVG 61.42%
48%42%35%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
36%
LA AVG 31.23%
39%32%25%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
13%
LA AVG 13.48%
13%10%7%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
7%
England
5%
6%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
11%
LA
21%
England
24%
15%11%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressForty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9JR
Telephone02083854370
Local authorityBrent
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8639 spend / pupil£8617 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2582%11%1,642
2023/2478%9%1,642
2022/2382%14%+2.00+2.90+4.001,640
2018/1977%8%+0.10-1.10+1.101,561
2017/1887%6%+2.50-1.70+3.301,544
2016/1779%9%+0.20-3.50+1.701,523
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2586%34%86%20%89%34%89%80%106.0106.0105.013%
2023/2482%31%89%22%91%29%95%80%106.0107.0105.010%
2022/2384%32%86%16%88%40%84%70%106.0107.0105.08%
2018/1983%29%83%15%85%33%90%83%106.0107.0107.09%
2017/1889%52%91%6%93%50%89%89%109.0109.0109.012%
2016/1793%31%83%9%91%55%90%90%108.0109.0110.07%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2573%51%51.5Not applicable83%8.3168
2023/2473%58%52.7+0.4582%9.1181
2022/2382%61%54.5+0.5979%8.5164
2021/2282%67%57.0+0.5580%8.9165
2018/1974%49%50.7+0.0644%7.8172
2017/1875%49%50.1+0.3762%7.4161
2016/1773%56%49.6+0.3354%162
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2583%
2023/2483%
2022/2379%
2021/2280%
2018/1954%
2017/1866%
2016/1763%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.3B-+0.0717%150
2023/2438.4B+0.2217%154
2022/2335.1B-16%161
2021/2242.2B+29%140
2018/1935.9B-+0.2818%112
2017/1834.2C++0.2114%109
2016/1734.4C++0.2115%77

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,64216.713%48%36%5%11%
2023/241,64215.910%47%32%5%12%
2022/231,64016.28%45%32%6%15%
2021/221,64922.69%43%31%5%13%
2020/211,60720.78%43%25%
2018/191,56115.99%36%35%4%10%
2017/181,54415.512%35%39%5%12%
2016/171,52314.57%35%38%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.