OFSTED
14 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 February 2022
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
2 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Brent
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,639
1,611 full-time ·
28 part-time
Female pupils
807
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
832
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.6 pts
above England
School
41.4%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.6 pts
above England
School
47.9%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
16.9%
277
Any other ethnic group
15.4%
252
Any other Asian background
11.9%
195
Indian
11.6%
190
Any other White background
11.2%
183
Pakistani
7.2%
118
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
12.9%
212 of
1,639 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
51.5
12.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.45 · 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
4.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.30 pts
lower than
England
School
4.91%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.58 pts
lower than
England
School
11.23%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
0.23%
Brent
1.04%
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
99.3%
8.2 pts
above England
Ark Academy
99.3%
Brent
97.7%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.