Ark Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–18 · Wembley, Brent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.24 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 2.54 mi
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Ark Academy is an all-through school in Wembley, Brent for ages 3–18 (academy sponsor led). Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ark Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.24 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 2.54 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 3.31 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.03 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.40 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.29 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.24 miles away, for children with a sibling at the school; that was about the same as in 2025.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.54 miles away, again for children with a sibling at the school.
- Reception entry in 2026 had 124 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families and 71 first-choice families were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9JR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,639 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils in this school feel remarkably welcomed, valued and supported.”
- “This active citizenship programme helps pupils to develop an immense sense of civic pride and social justice, both inside and out of school.”
- “This helps to give pupils a great sense of belonging and purpose.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes staff miss opportunities during activities to ensure that children practise, build on and imbed this learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 82% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 124 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 173 first-preference applications, 131 offers in total, 93 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Brent.
- Lycee International de Londres 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Christopher's Prep School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Preston Manor School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashley College 0.6 mi Outstanding
- Buxlow School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Phoenix Arch School 1.1 mi Good
- Woodfield School 1.2 mi Good
- Wembley Manor 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade