Ark King Solomon Academy is a all-through school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2013. 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 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Penfold Street, London

School Information

Address: Penfold Street, London, NW1 6RU
Website: www.kingsolomonacademy.org
Telephone: 02075636900
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Westminster
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Max Haimendorf
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135242

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 1184
Number of Boys: 610
Number of Girls: 574

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.8
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.3
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.99 Confidence interval 0.67 to 1.32
Of the 61 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 60 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:97%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:56%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:58.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE
4out of 4 480 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School
Granville Road , NW6 5RA
3out of 4 2,588 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Mary Paterson Nursery School
13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS
4out of 4 2,600 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School
293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY
2out of 4 2,626 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Maxilla Nursery School
2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN
4out of 4 2,766 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School
Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS
4out of 4 219 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH
3out of 4 367 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School
Enford Street , W1H 1DL
3out of 4 482 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Gateway Academy
Capland Street , NW8 8LN
4out of 4 577 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School
13 Nutford Place , W1H 5HA
4out of 4 654 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marylebone Boys' School
North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ
3out of 4 644 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA
4out of 4 1,298 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Westminster Academy
The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ
4out of 4 1,748 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Paddington Academy
50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR
4out of 4 1,795 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St George's Catholic School
Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB
4out of 4 1,998 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
United Colleges Group
25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB
- not rated 441 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR
- not rated 3,030 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU
4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon House School
Broadley Terrace , NW1 6LG
- not rated 405 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire
St David's Welsh Church , W2 1SJ
- not rated 567 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
International Community School
7b Wyndham Place , Marylebone W1H 1PN
- not rated 628 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit
Praed Street , 7th Floor, Great Western Ward, Qqm W W2 1NY
- not rated 628 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sylvia Young Theatre School
1 Nutford Place , London W1H 5YZ
- not rated 710 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.