Ark Elvin Academy
Cecil Avenue, Wembley, London, HA9 7DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Mr Peter Cook
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,314
- URN
- 141019
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089026362
About this school
Ark Elvin Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,314 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 207 | 205 | 199 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | 43.4 | 45.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.67 +0.41 to +0.94 | +0.35 +0.12 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 39% | 43.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 57.1% | 66.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 64% | 79% | 78.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ark Elvin Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.9 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,273 |
| 2023/24 | 1,312 |
| 2024/25 | 1,305 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Elvin Academy compares
Ark Elvin Academy ranked 11th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.9 | 8.7% | 41.8% | 1,314 | — |
| Alperton Community School | 49.6 | 5.8% | 23.6% | 1,929 | 0.6 miles |
| Michaela Community School | 77.6 | 2.5% | 38.4% | 747 | 0.9 miles |
| Wembley High Technology College | 63.5 | 7% | 17.1% | 1,555 | 1.1 miles |
| North Brent School | — | 6.9% | 33.8% | 521 | 1.8 miles |
| JFS | 64.6 | 7.1% | 5.7% | 2,091 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.81%
- English as an additional language
- 71.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.72%
- Persistent absence
- 28.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alperton Community School0.6 miles
Secondary · Wembley
-
Michaela Community School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Wembley High Technology College1.1 miles
Secondary · North Wembley
-
North Brent School1.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
JFS2.0 miles
Secondary · Harrow
Other schools in London
Ark Elvin Academy ranks 180th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ark Elvin Academy teach?
- Ark Elvin Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Ark Elvin Academy?
- The principal of Ark Elvin Academy is Mr Peter Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ark Elvin Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Elvin Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ark Elvin Academy?
- Ark Elvin Academy has 1,314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ark Elvin Academy full?
- Ark Elvin Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,314 on roll (110%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ark Elvin Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Elvin Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ark Elvin Academy a selective school?
- No. Ark Elvin Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ark Elvin Academy?
- Ark Elvin Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ark Elvin Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40 in 2022/23 and 45.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ark Elvin Academy rank locally?
- Ark Elvin Academy ranked 11th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ark Elvin Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Elvin Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Elvin Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Elvin Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.