Ark Elvin Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Brent
Cecil Avenue, London, HA9 7DU
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 14/06/2023
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,314
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
144 of 148 families who put it first got an offer
210
Places offered
667
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 148 | 144 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 183 | 46 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 147 | 11 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 189 | 9 | ● 5% |
| Total | 667 | 210 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 61 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Brent council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
Not distance-based
Places were given by other rules (e.g. random allocation or siblings)
210 places
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Peter Cook
- Address
- Cecil Avenue, Wembley, London, HA9 7DU
- Phone
- 02089026362
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward / constituency
- Wembley Hill · Brent West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141019
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 75% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS
1,314 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,100 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 199 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 2 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 199 | 19% | 47% | 69% | |
| English Language | 199 | 16% | 50% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 198 | 16% | 59% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 174 | 7% | 35% | 57% | |
| French | 154 | 17% | 51% | 65% | |
| Geography | 128 | 19% | 48% | 66% | |
| History | 69 | 22% | 36% | 48% | |
| Computer Science | 40 | 28% | 63% | 68% | |
| Religious Studies | 38 | 26% | 53% | 61% | |
| Business | 30 | 0% | 60% | 73% | |
| Biology | 25 | 76% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 25 | 84% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Brent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.