Ark King Solomon Academy

State-Funded School

ark-king-solomon-academy-westminster-london

LondonRegion

WestminsterLocal Authority

Queen's Park and Maida ValeConstituency

NW1 6RXPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ark King Solomon Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 2–18, located in Westminster, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,319 pupils. Ark King Solomon Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 58.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.79

Ethnicity

White

Asian

17%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

46%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,319

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

64%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 2 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,319
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Feb 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 Jun 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.