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Ark King Solomon Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 2–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 50 50.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 73% 73% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
50.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
56.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
20.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+1.18 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51.3[7] 58.4%[7]
2023/24 59.6[5] 75.3%[5] +1.18[5]
2022/23 58.2[8] 69%[8] +1.09[8]
2021/22 61[9] 83%[9] +1.24[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
22% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[11] 17%[11]
2022/23 B[12] 31%[12]
2021/22 B+[13] 31.8%[13]
2018/19 B-[14] 18.4%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
73% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
4% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
104 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 68%[16] 1%[16] 107[16] 106[16]
2022/23 71%[17] 6%[17] 105[17] 105[17]
2018/19 65%[18] 13%[18] 105[18] 107[18]
2017/18 71%[19] 8%[19] 104[19] 104[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
74% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
12% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[20]
Employment
2% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[21] 83%[21] 1%[21] 10%[21] 0%[21] 1%[21]
2020/21 95%[22] 77%[22] 2%[22] 14%[22] 0%[22] 3%[22]
2019/20 94%[23] 72%[23] 10%[23] 10%[23] 0%[23] 0%[23]
2018/19 93%[24] 75%[24] 5%[24] 13%[24] 0%[24] 0%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[25]
UK higher education
81% 2022/23[25]
Education
82% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[25]
Employment
8% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[26] 78%[26] 78%[26] 1%[26] 14%[26]
2020/21 91%[27] 87%[27] 87%[27] 0%[27] 4%[27]
2019/20 92%[28] 85%[28] 85%[28] 0%[28] 8%[28]
2018/19 84%[29] 68%[29] 76%[29] 2%[29] 6%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
88% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
49% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
43% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 98%[32] 41%[32]
2019/20 94%[31] 45%[31] 43%[31] 2%[31]
2018/19 87%[33] 42%[33] 34%[33] 2%[33]
2017/18 89%[34] 39%[34] 35%[34] 2%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
5 Dec 2023[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
4 Feb 2024[35]
Personal development
Outstanding[35]
Quality of education
Outstanding[35]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[35]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[35]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[35]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[35]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
158 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
78 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
84 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 146[36] 81[36] 85[36] 1.7[36] 1.0[36]
Entry Sept 2024 152[36] 77[36] 83[36] 1.8[36] 0.9[36]
Entry Sept 2023 152[36] 83[36] 90[36] 1.7[36] 0.9[36]
Entry Sept 2022 181[36] 88[36] 88[36] 2.1[36] 1.0[36]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
2–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1300[1]
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Westminster[1]
Website
www.kingsolomonacademy.org[1]
District
Westminster[37]
Postcode
NW1 6RX[1]
URN
135242[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1307 2024/25[38]
English as an additional language
64.7% 2024/25[38]
SEN support
18.7% 2024/25[38]
EHC plan
2.1% 2024/25[38]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
64.4% 2024/25[38]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
6.7%[39]
Mixed
8.5%[39]
Asian
18%[39]
Black
15.2%[39]
Any other ethnic group
46.2%[39]
Unclassified
5.4%[39]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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