Ark King Solomon Academy

Ark King Solomon Academy is a highly effective institution that has consistently demonstrated outstanding performance across all evaluated areas. This school has cultivated an environment where high academic achievement is the norm, thanks to its meticulously designed curriculum and skilled teaching staff. The strong focus on personal development ensures that pupils not only excel in academics but also develop important life skills and leadership qualities. The school’s commitment to inclusive education is noteworthy, as it successfully integrates pupils with special educational needs and disabilities into all facets of school life, providing them with equal opportunities for success.

Strengths

• Exceptional academic outcomes for pupils.
• Clear behaviour expectations leading to a respectful environment.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and leadership opportunities.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum that builds knowledge over time.
• High-quality training and support for teachers.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring inclusivity.
• Proactive approach to improving pupil attendance.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ark King Solomon Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.5% of pupils at Ark King Solomon Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ark King Solomon Academy had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.9% of pupils at Ark King Solomon Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ark King Solomon Academy received £9,895 and spent £10,107 for each of its 1,308 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £367,000 (£281 per pupil).

Across all 48 schools of Ark Schools, income was £9,191 and spending £9,015 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ark King Solomon Academy is part of Ark Schools, which runs 48 schools. The nearest others:

• Ark Atwood Primary Academy London
• Ark Brunel Primary Academy London
• Ark Franklin Primary Academy London
• Ark Burlington Danes Academy London
• Ark White City Primary Academy London
• Ark Bentworth Primary Academy London
• Ark Conway Primary Academy London
• Ark Globe Academy London
• ARK John Archer Primary Academy London
• Ark Byron Primary Academy London

What is Ark King Solomon Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ark King Solomon Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Ark King Solomon Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ark King Solomon Academy was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Ark King Solomon Academy have?

Ark King Solomon Academy has 1,319 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ark King Solomon Academy cover?

Ark King Solomon Academy for pupils aged 2 to 18.

What are Ark King Solomon Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.4, and 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Ark King Solomon Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ark King Solomon Academy?

Ark King Solomon Academy is at Penfold Street, London, NW1 6RX.