Ark Elvin Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.05 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Ark Elvin Academy is a secondary school in London, Brent for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 June 2023. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ark Elvin 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.05 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.21 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.23 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 45.9 (England 46).
- The last Year 7 child offered a place in 2026 as a sibling lived 3.05 miles away, about the same as in 2025 and 2024.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 160 first-choice applications for 205 offers, with 141 offers to first-choice families and 19 first-choice families not offered a place.
- 42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Brent is 23.4%.
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
- Cecil Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, London, HA9 7DU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,314 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils value all that this school offers them.”
- “They understand that all staff have their best interests at heart.”
- “Everything that leaders do is predicated on the highest ambitions and expectations.”
To improve
- “A high number of pupils enter the school still struggling to read fluently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 160 first-preference applications, 205 offers in total, 141 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brent.
- Alperton Community School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Michaela Community School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Wembley High Technology College 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- North Brent School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- JFS 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Claremont High School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Science College 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published