Ark Elvin Academy

Brent · HA9 7DU

General information Secondary School · 11-18 years Who goes here 1314 pupils, 42.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Ark Elvin Academy

General Information

Address: Cecil Avenue, Wembley, London, HA9 7DU – View on map
Phone: 02089026362
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Peter Cook
Age range: 11-18 years
Furthest place offered from (Sept 2026 entry): 2.65 km away From the council's own Sept 2026 admissions data - not a fixed catchment boundary, and no guarantee for future years, since it shifts with demand each year.
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 160 families put it first for 205 places – 8 for every 10 places. 88% of them were offered a place. 12 of the 205 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 7 · 2024 7 · 2025 7 · 2026 8
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1314 pupils out of 1200 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 450
% eligible for free school meals: 42.1%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Brent average)
English as an additional language: 68% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.6% a year (Brent 20.6%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 41% moved to another school, 59% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Brent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 42 (2.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 53 (2.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Brent, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 28.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 57 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 48 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 37 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 20 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 15 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Physical disability: 6 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Attainment 8 score: 45.9
Compared with the area: 6.7 points below the Brent average (52.6)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (−2.9 points against an expected 48.8)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 67% (Brent 73%, England 65%) Improving
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolBrent averageEngland↗ Improving Up 5.9 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 6.7 points below the Brent average (52.6).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

12th of 16 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8

#10Kingsbury High School47.3
#11Preston Manor School46.2
#12Ark Elvin Academy45.9
#13Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls44.7
#14Harris Lowe Academy Willesden41.6

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Michaela Community School77.6
#2Menorah High School for Girls66.7
#3JFS64.6
#4Wembley High Technology College63.5
#5St Gregory's Catholic Science College60.6
#6Claremont High School54.8
#7Ark Academy51.5
#8Queens Park Community School51.1
#9Alperton Community School49.6
#10Kingsbury High School47.3
#11Preston Manor School46.2
#12Ark Elvin Academy45.9
#13Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls44.7
#14Harris Lowe Academy Willesden41.6
#15E-ACT Crest Academy39.9
#16Newman Catholic College35.9

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 90.0%
Went into further education: 89.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
French Language
Geography
History
Computer Science
Religious Studies
Business Studies
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Biology
Sociology
D & T
Sports Studies
Music Studies (General)
Art & Design
Arabic
Portuguese
Gujarati
German
Spanish
Polish
Turkish
Russian
Italian

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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1st of 12 secondary schools in Brent for Ofsted rating

#1Ark Elvin AcademyOutstanding
#2Michaela Community SchoolOutstanding
#3St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ark Elvin AcademyOutstanding
#2Michaela Community SchoolOutstanding
#3St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeOutstanding
#4Wembley High Technology CollegeOutstanding
#5JFSGood
#6Kingsbury High SchoolGood
#7Menorah High School for GirlsGood
#8Newman Catholic CollegeGood
#9North Brent SchoolGood
#10Preston Manor SchoolGood
#11Queens Park Community SchoolGood
#12Saint Claudine's Catholic School for GirlsGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,521 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 17 secondary schools in Brent for spending per pupil

#3JFS£10,419
#4Harris Lowe Academy Willesden£9,684
#5Ark Elvin Academy£9,521
#6Kingsbury High School£9,095
#7Menorah High School for Girls£9,007

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Newman Catholic College£10,893
#2North Brent School£10,495
#3JFS£10,419
#4Harris Lowe Academy Willesden£9,684
#5Ark Elvin Academy£9,521
#6Kingsbury High School£9,095
#7Menorah High School for Girls£9,007
#8Michaela Community School£8,753
#9Preston Manor School£8,705
#10Ark Academy£8,639
#11Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls£8,586
#12St Gregory's Catholic Science College£8,272
#13Wembley High Technology College£8,268
#14Queens Park Community School£8,193
#15E-ACT Crest Academy£7,877
#16Claremont High School£7,806
#17Alperton Community School£7,790

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Brent: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered