Ark Academy

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

All-through

Ages

3 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,639 census January 2026

Capacity

1,650

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Nursery classes

Yes

Principal

Ms Delia Smith

Trust

ARK SCHOOLS

Address

Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9JR

Borough

Brent

Telephone

02083854370

DfE reference (URN)

135600

Website

arkacademy.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Nursery (3+)

1. Registration deadlineFriday 19 March 2027Open

   Deadline to apply to Nursery – 19 March 2027

   Source: arkacademy.org

2. Offers sentFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Nursery Offer Day - 16 April 2027

   Source: arkacademy.org

3. Acceptance deadlineFriday 30 April 2027Open

   Deadline to formally accept or decline the offer - 30 April 2027

   Source: arkacademy.org

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

173 first-preference applications and 790 applications naming it at any preference for 131 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Brent: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 88.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.8% were offered one of their preferences (3,128 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Brent: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 70.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.1% were offered one of their preferences (3,253 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 82% · 2023/24: 78%
  82%This school69%Brent62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 14% · 2023/24: 9%
  11%This school10%Brent8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 106
  106This school106Brent106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 107
  106This school106Brent105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 56 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 54.5 · 2023/24: 52.7
  51.5This school51.7Brent46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 61% · 2023/24: 58%
  51%This school54%Brent45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 82% · 2023/24: 73%
  73%This school71%Brent65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 79% · 2023/24: 82%
  83%This school60%Brent40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.17 · 2023/24: 5.01
  4.92This school4.81Brent4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 168 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B- · 2023/24: B
  B-This schoolB-BrentB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 35.1 · 2023/24: 38.4
  38.3This school37.8Brent35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 34.5 · 2023/24: 38.1
  38.3This school38.9Brent35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 16% · 2023/24: 17%
  17%This school23%Brent18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.22
  0.07This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 101 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

41.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

48.4%

Receiving SEN support

9.3%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3.4%

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

4.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

11.2%

Pupils per teacher

17.2 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,734

Pupils on roll

1,591

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Ark Academy and Preston Manor School0.4 miles apart
• Ark Academy and St Mary's and St John's CofE School2.9 miles apart
• Ark Academy and Whitefriars School3.4 miles apart
• Ark Academy and London Academy4.0 miles apart

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