Ark Elvin Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Brent
Cecil Avenue, London, HA9 7DU
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 14/06/2023
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,314
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
144 of 148 families who put it first got an offer
210
Places offered
667
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 148 | 144 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 183 | 46 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 147 | 11 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 189 | 9 | ● 5% |
| Total | 667 | 210 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 61 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Peter Cook
- Address
- Cecil Avenue, Wembley, London, HA9 7DU
- Phone
- 02089026362
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward / constituency
- Wembley Hill · Brent West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141019
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 75% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS
1,314 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,100 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 199 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 2 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.