Ark King Solomon Academy

Westminster · NW1 6RX

General information All-through School · 2-18 years Who goes here 1319 pupils, 65.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Ark King Solomon Academy

General Information

Address: Penfold Street, London, NW1 6RX – View on map
Phone: 02075636900
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Elizabeth Humphreys
Age range: 2-18 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 78 families put it first for 84 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 9 of the 84 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

1319 pupils out of 1300 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 752
% eligible for free school meals: 65.3%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (less mixed than the Westminster average)
English as an additional language: 64% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 29.2% a year (Westminster 23.2%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 36% moved to another school, 64% 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 Westminster: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 25 (2.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 9 (0.7 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 Westminster, 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: 7.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.8%
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: 17.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 80 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 62 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 57 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 27 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 17 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Physical disability: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

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.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 51.3
Compared with the area: 3.0 points below the Westminster average (54.3)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (+10.7 points against an expected 40.6)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 73% (Westminster 76%, England 65%) Falling
Data year: 2024/25

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GCSE results over time

This schoolWestminster averageEngland↘ Falling Down 6.9 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 3.0 points below the Westminster average (54.3).

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.

7th of 11 all-through schools in Westminster for Attainment 8

#5Pimlico Academy54.2
#6Westminster City School52.1
#7Ark King Solomon Academy51.3
#8Harris Academy St John's Wood51.0
#9Marylebone Academy48.6

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1The Grey Coat Hospital66.6
#2Paddington Academy61.6
#3The St Marylebone CofE School61.0
#4St George's Catholic School55.9
#5Pimlico Academy54.2
#6Westminster City School52.1
#7Ark King Solomon Academy51.3
#8Harris Academy St John's Wood51.0
#9Marylebone Academy48.6
#10Westminster Academy48.3
#11St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School44.3

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 95.0%
Went into further education: 94.0%
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
Religious Studies
French Language
Science Double Award
History
Geography
Spanish
Business Studies
Art & Design
Physics (General)
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Music Studies (General)
Arabic
Chinese

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.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 73% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Westminster average (73%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 71% against an expected 56%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 104
Based on: 83 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

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

SATs results over time

This schoolWestminster averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Westminster average (73%).

Year 6 SATs: 18th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

=16Queen's Park Primary School75%
=16St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School75%
#18Ark King Solomon Academy73%
#19St Edward's Catholic Primary School71%
=20All Souls CofE Primary School70%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School100%
=1St Clement Danes CofE Primary School100%
#3St James & St John Church of England Primary School95%
#4St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School91%
#5Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School88%
=6Millbank Gardens Primary Academy87%
=6St Gabriel's CofE Primary School87%
=6St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School87%
#9Wilberforce Primary85%
#10Essendine Primary School84%
#11St Luke's CofE Primary School82%
=12Ark Atwood Primary Academy78%
=12Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School78%
=12St Joseph's RC Primary School78%
#15Edward Wilson Primary School76%
=16Queen's Park Primary School75%
=16St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School75%
#18Ark King Solomon Academy73%
#19St Edward's Catholic Primary School71%
=20All Souls CofE Primary School70%
=20St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School70%
#22St Saviour's CofE Primary School69%
#23St John's Wood Primary School66%
#24St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School64%
=25Gateway Academy62%
=25St Peter's CofE School62%
#27St Matthew's School, Westminster58%
#28Soho Parish CofE Primary School53%
=29Pimlico Primary52%
=29St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School52%
#31Hallfield Primary School50%
#32St Barnabas' CofE Primary School40%

View full Ofsted inspection report

1st of 7 all-through schools in Westminster for Ofsted rating

#1Ark King Solomon AcademyOutstanding
#2Paddington AcademyOutstanding
#3The Grey Coat HospitalOutstanding

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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 King Solomon AcademyOutstanding
#2Paddington AcademyOutstanding
#3The Grey Coat HospitalOutstanding
#4Harris Academy St John's WoodGood
#5Marylebone AcademyGood
#6St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High SchoolGood
#7Westminster AcademyGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,925 (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.

8th of 11 all-through schools in Westminster for spending per pupil

#6Westminster Academy£10,624
#7Pimlico Academy£10,523
#8Ark King Solomon Academy£9,925
#9St George's Catholic School£9,886
#10Harris Academy St John's Wood£9,729

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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

#1Paddington Academy£12,909
#2Marylebone Academy£12,109
#3Westminster City School£10,671
#4St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School£10,660
#5The St Marylebone CofE School£10,635
#6Westminster Academy£10,624
#7Pimlico Academy£10,523
#8Ark King Solomon Academy£9,925
#9St George's Catholic School£9,886
#10Harris Academy St John's Wood£9,729
#11The Grey Coat Hospital£8,733

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Westminster: 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 ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered