Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, London, NW1 6RXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Ark King Solomon Academy is an all-through school in Westminster for ages 2 to 18. It is one of the 85 schools in Westminster. It ranks 5th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 December 2023, report published 4 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 December 2023
The school successfully enables pupils to achieve highly. Leaders set high expectations, and pupils exceed these. Pupils' achievements are reflected in the school's exceptional published academic outcomes. Alongside this, the school strongly encourages pupils to be kind and to help others. All aspects of the school's work are delivered with high levels of consistency. The school has very clear behaviour expectations. Pupils rise to meet these. They receive rewards for their excellent conduct and, when needed, fair sanctions and intensive and highly effective support for those who need help to improve their behaviour. This enables pupils to learn in calm and focused classrooms, where respect is fostered and pupils are polite to one another. Pupils are safe. The school prepares pupils for success beyond academia. All pupils have opportunities to take on leadership roles. In the primary phase, classroom ambassadors are responsible for welcoming visitors. Pupils in the secondary phase read with younger pupils, and prefects in the sixth form act as role models within the school and address the whole school in assembly. All pupils learn to play a stringed instrument in an orchestra as part of a very ambitious music programme. The careers programme provides pupils throughout the school with well-planned university and business experiences. Pupils regularly attend clubs, including coding, crafts and drama. Pupils visit museums, theatres and historical houses. All pupils in Year 10 travel to Belgium to visit First World War memorials.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
83 pupils took the tests
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
101 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
49 students
Average A level grade B-, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
1,319 pupils on roll, with places for 1,300
Schools near Ark King Solomon Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICS London | 0.4 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Marylebone Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 48.6 |
| Sylvia Young Theatre School | 0.4 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 25.5 |
| Francis Holland School | 0.5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 51.2 |
| Halcyon London International School | 0.5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Age range
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Elizabeth Humphreys
- Phone
- 02075636900
- Address
- Penfold Street, London, NW1 6RX
- Local authority
- Westminster
- URN
- 135242
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.