Ark Academy

Ark Academy is an all-through school (Academy sponsor led), ages 3–18, in Wembley, HA9, in the Brent council area. It has 1,639 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (14 April 2026): Report card: Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 area. It is listed as non-selective.

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Admissions

In 2026 the last place offered on distance went to a child living 0.89 miles away.

Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.

Brent publishes, for each admission criterion, the furthest distance offered in metres (converted to miles here); the measurement method is not stated in these tables. Furthest distance is not shown for looked-after, social/medical, pupil premium and staff children.

Furthest distance offered by criterion (converted from metres): Sibling: 2.538 mi; Distance: 0.887 mi. Cut-off taken as the furthest distance offered under the last criterion reached, "Distance" (1427.74 metres). Brent status: Oversubscribed.

Brent admissions information and published allocations

Ofsted

Report card: Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 area — inspected 14 April 2026.

Read the Ofsted inspection report

Results

Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.

Pupils

Nearby schools

Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.

• Lycee International de Londres
• Preston Manor School
• Al-Sadiq School
• Al-Zahra School
• The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran