OFSTED
5 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Westminster
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,319
1,319 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
652
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
667
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
40.2 pts
above England
School
65.0%
Westminster
31.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
43.4 pts
above England
School
63.7%
Westminster
34.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Westminster
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
46.2%
610
African
12.1%
160
Bangladeshi
12.0%
158
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
85
Unclassified
5.4%
71
Any other White background
4.9%
64
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.8%
274 of
1,319 pupils
0.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.3
12.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.18 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.22 pts
higher than
England
School
7.44%
Westminster
7.14%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.80%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.98 pts
higher than
England
School
20.80%
Westminster
22.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.04 pts
higher than
England
School
1.85%
Westminster
2.00%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.5%
10.4 pts
above England
Ark King Solomon Academy
101.5%
Westminster
101.5%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.