Ark Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Wembley, HA9 9JR
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Preston Manor School
Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, HA9 8NA
Local ranking13th of 16 secondary schools in Brent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
All-through
Phase
1980
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 239
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
122
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 270
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1927
- Boys
- 981 (52%)
- Girls
- 921 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1980 (96% full)
- SEND
- 12.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.3%
- EAL
- 65.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 8.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 116.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,705/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Other: 20.2%
- Asian Indian: 18.8%
- White Other: 14.3%
- Black African: 13.1%
- Asian Other: 8.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 7.3%
- Black Caribbean: 6.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
20.2%
Other
18.8%
Asian Indian
14.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Carlton Avenue East
Wembley, London
Administrative
- URN
- 139319
- UKPRN
- 10040291
- Establishment No.
- 5410
- Trust
- PRESTON MANOR ACADEMY TRUST
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