Ark King Solomon Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Westminster
Unique reference
135242
Address
Penfold Street, NW1 6RX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1303 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
66.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
54%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Other 44.5%
Bangladeshi 12.7%
African 11.7%
Mixed 9.4%
Unclassified 6.8%
Other White 4.3%
Other Asian 2.6%
White British 2.2%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Black 1.5%
Indian 1.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.5
WritingWell above average3
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 68%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE5
Art & DesignGCSE8
English LanguageGCSE65
English LiteratureGCSE65
FrenchGCSE61
GeographyGCSE45
HistoryGCSE61
MathematicsGCSE65
MusicGCSE10
Religious StudiesGCSE65
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ark King Solomon Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
83
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
83
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
9
5
4
Early Years 2, Full-time
19
10
9
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
16
4
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
63
32
31
Reception, Full-time
86
48
38
Year 1
90
57
33
Year 2
75
37
38
Year 3
90
47
43
Year 4
87
45
42
Year 5
87
44
43
Year 6
90
45
45
Year 7
96
47
49
Year 8
91
37
54
Year 9
96
48
48
Year 10
96
57
39
Year 11
66
31
35
Year 12
75
38
37
Year 13
71
31
40
Year 2022-2023

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
94.0%
86.5%
Further education
14.0%
17.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
77.0%
68.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
2.0%
6.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
0.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.4%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
3.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
94.0%
77.9%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
45.0%
28.3%
19.7%
Russell Group
43.0%
26.5%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
2.9%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.1%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020
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