Ark Academy
Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9JR
1,639 pupils · 99% of 1,650 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Brent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 21 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 83.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.14 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Oversubscribed — 1.32 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 124 | 314 | 58 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 131 | 173 | 790 | 131 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 112 | 321 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 125 | 134 | 794 | 125 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 114 | 326 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 128 | 165 | 903 | 128 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 112 | 312 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 128 | 206 | 985 | 128 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Preston Manor School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Mary's and St John's CofE School 4.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Whitefriars School 5.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- London Academy 6.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Alec Reed Academy 7.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ark King Solomon Academy 9.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.