Ark Academy is a all-through school located in Wembley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/11/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9JR
Website: www.arkacademy.org
Telephone: 02083854370
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Brent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Delia Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135600

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1650
Number of Pupils: 1607
Number of Boys: 787
Number of Girls: 820

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.9
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.5
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.06 Confidence interval -0.14 to 0.26
Of the 172 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 161 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:44%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.52
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre
35 Fawood Avenue, NW10 8DX 		2,994 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Chalkhill Primary School
Barnhill Road, HA9 9YP 		837 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wembley Primary School
East Lane, HA9 7NW 		1,127 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School
Quainton Street, NW10 0BG 		1,480 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Park Lane Primary School
Park Lane, HA9 7RY 		1,571 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Preston Park Primary School
College Road, HA9 8RJ 		1,616 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Michaela Community School
North End Road, Wembley HA9 0UU 		355 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ark Elvin Academy
Cecil Avenue, Wembley HA9 7DU 		1,799 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4JFS
, Kenton HA3 9TE 		1,878 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorth Brent School
East Lane, HA0 3NT 		2,101 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wembley High Technology College
East Lane, HA0 3NT 		2,314 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ark Academy
Forty Avenue, HA9 9JR 		0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Preston Manor School
Carlton Avenue East, HA9 8NA 		670 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLycee International De Londres
Old Brent Hall, 54 Forty Lane HA9 9LY 		482 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Christopher's Prep School
71 Wembley Park Drive, HA9 8HE 		623 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ashley College
Ashley Gardens, HA9 8NP 		982 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Nicholas School
22 Salmon Street, Kingsbury NW9 8PN 		1,079 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBuxlow Preparatory School
5/6 Castleton Gardens, HA9 7QJ 		1,299 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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