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Ark King Solomon Academy

All-throughPost 16

Westminster · London · NW1 6RX www.kingsolomonacademy.org

Pupils
1,319
cap. 1,300
Ages
2 - 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
5 Dec 2023
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
14 May 2013
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 Westminster. 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
73%
+5pp
LA
74%
England
63%
73%69%65%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
4%
+3pp
LA
14%
England
8%
13%7%1%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
GCSE 9–4
73%
-17pp
LA
76%
England
66%
90%82%73%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
58%
-17pp
LA
59%
England
46%
83%70%56%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
51.3
-8.3
LA
54.1
England
46.8
61.056.151.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
85%
-9pp
LA
68%
England
41%
97%83%68%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
4.8
-0.2
LA
8.0
England
7.7
5.14.13.0
'18'19'22'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
60%
LA AVG 85%
SPAG higher standard
13%
LA AVG 48%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 107.74
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 107.77
GPS scaled score
101.0

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)+1.18
Well above average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
36.7
0
LA
35.4
England
32.4
43.635.828.0
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.12
+0.1
LA
-0.14
+0.1-0.2-0.5
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
22%
+5pp
LA
17%
England
14%
32%20%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B+C+C-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.12
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

95%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education94%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment2%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

95%

staying in education or employment

1% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education82%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment8%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,307
cap. 1,300
1,3121,103893
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
LA AVG 15.45:1
18.916.814.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
65%
LA AVG 49.35%
74%69%65%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
64%
LA AVG 47.98%
64%55%46%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
21%
LA AVG 14.8%
21%15%9%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
8%
England
5%
8%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
21%
LA
24%
England
24%
24%17%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressPenfold Street, London, NW1 6RX
Telephone02075636900
Local authorityWestminster
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£9925 spend / pupil£9799 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
2024/2573%4%1,307
2023/2468%1%1,312
2022/2371%6%+1.50+3.00+2.501,303
2018/1965%13%-0.80-1.10+0.60893
2017/1871%8%-2.70-2.30-2.80912
2016/1772%13%-2.80-2.60-0.40896
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2581%36%75%6%80%19%75%60%106.0104.0101.021%
2023/2486%33%79%2%85%26%76%75%107.0106.0104.020%
2022/2374%30%82%15%81%33%82%70%105.0105.0103.017%
2018/1970%30%78%21%90%30%81%83%105.0107.0106.011%
2017/1878%26%83%14%83%15%86%78%104.0104.0104.011%
2016/1785%23%82%17%88%33%83%92%104.0106.0108.09%

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%58%51.3Not applicable85%4.8101
2023/2490%75%59.6+1.1894%5.189
2022/2380%69%58.2+1.0994%3.665
2021/2290%83%61.0+1.2493%4.170
2018/1987%56%58.5+0.9997%3.561
2017/1878%59%51.8+0.3768%3.063
2016/1776%62%55.4+1.0586%58
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2591%
2023/2494%
2022/2394%
2021/2293%
2018/1997%
2017/1886%
2016/1793%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2536.7B-+0.1222%68
2023/2436.6B--0.0117%73
2022/2339.0B31%76
2021/2243.6B+32%77
2018/1935.3B-+0.1218%65
2017/1835.0B--0.1013%67
2016/1728.0C--0.539%59

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,30716.421%65%64%7%21%
2023/241,31216.020%66%60%7%21%
2022/231,30317.817%66%58%8%24%
2021/221,30918.917%70%56%7%21%
2020/211,18418.614%73%46%
2018/1989316.711%74%54%4%9%
2017/1891215.111%74%56%5%11%
2016/1789614.69%74%59%5%12%

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