Ark King Solomon Academy

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

All-through

Ages

2 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,319 census January 2026

Capacity

1,300

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Nursery classes

Yes

Headteacher

Ms Elizabeth Humphreys

Trust

ARK SCHOOLS

Address

Penfold Street, London, NW1 6RX

Borough

Westminster

Telephone

02075636900

DfE reference (URN)

135242

Website

kingsolomonacademy.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

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: Your borough's admissions page · 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

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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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Open days and tours

1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+Tuesday 12 January 2027

   16+ Source

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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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.

78 first-preference applications and 158 applications naming it at any preference for 84 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

Westminster: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 82.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.4% were offered one of their preferences (925 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

Westminster: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 65.8% of applicants were offered their first preference and 92.7% were offered one of their preferences (901 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: 71% · 2023/24: 68%
  73%This school72%Westminster62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 6% · 2023/24: 1%
  4%This school13%Westminster8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 105 · 2023/24: 107
  106This school107Westminster106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 105 · 2023/24: 106
  104This school107Westminster105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 83 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 58.2 · 2023/24: 59.6
  51.3This school53.2Westminster46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 69% · 2023/24: 75%
  58%This school58%Westminster45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 80% · 2023/24: 90%
  73%This school74%Westminster65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 94% · 2023/24: 94%
  85%This school68%Westminster40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.51 · 2023/24: 5.70
  4.79This school4.95Westminster4.09England, 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

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B · 2023/24: B-
  B-This schoolB-WestminsterB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 39 · 2023/24: 36.6
  36.7This school37.9Westminster35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 40.4 · 2023/24: 37.2
  37.2This school37.9Westminster35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 31% · 2023/24: 17%
  22%This school24%Westminster18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.01
  0.12This 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 · 49 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

65.3% January 2026

English as an additional language

64.7%

Receiving SEN support

18.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.1%

Girls / boys

49% / 51%

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

7.4% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

20.8%

Pupils per teacher

15.1 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,220

Pupils on roll

1,211

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 King Solomon Academy and St Mary Magdalene Academy3.1 miles apart
• Ark King Solomon Academy and Ark Globe Academy3.8 miles apart

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