OFSTED
14 June 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
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
1,314
1,314 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
586
44.6% of pupils
Male pupils
728
55.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.6 pts
above England
School
42.4%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
47.2 pts
above England
School
67.5%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
26.1%
343
African
19.7%
259
Any other ethnic group
13.9%
183
Any other White background
11.5%
151
Pakistani
6.5%
86
Any other Asian background
4.8%
63
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
19.0%
250 of
1,314 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 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
45.9
6.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.35 · 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
8.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.50 pts
higher than
England
School
8.72%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.28 pts
higher than
England
School
28.09%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.29 pts
higher than
England
School
2.09%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.5%
17.2 pts
above England
Ark Elvin Academy
109.5%
Brent
92.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.