Ark Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Feb 23 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Brent
Unique reference
135600
Address
Forty Avenue, HA9 9JR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1642 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
46.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.1%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.6%
Pupil ethnicities
African 19.4%
Other 13.7%
Mixed 12.1%
Indian 11.1%
Other Asian 11.1%
Other White 10.5%
Pakistani 7.8%
Caribbean 4.7%
White British 3.3%
Unclassified 3%
Other Black 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsWell above average4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 82%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)24
ArabicGCSE5
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE38
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE39
ChemistryGCSE52
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE27
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE181
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ark Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
114
2nd preference
83
3rd preference
59
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
44
21
23
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
59
30
29
Year 1
60
25
35
Year 2
60
33
27
Year 3
59
35
24
Year 4
60
35
25
Year 5
60
20
40
Year 6
56
32
24
Year 7
191
104
87
Year 8
180
97
83
Year 9
177
91
86
Year 10
167
87
80
Year 11
180
92
88
Year 12
153
64
89
Year 13
134
66
68
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
92.4%
85.6%
Further education
24.0%
20.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
63.0%
62.2%
36.6%
Sixth form college
4.0%
9.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
89.0%
84.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
40.0%
38.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021