Ark King Solomon Academy, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to King Solomon Academy. Our school is defined by our mission to provide a rigorous and transformational education to every pupil enabling them to have the choice to go on to a top university at 18 and preparing them to lead happy and successful lives."

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open evening on Tuesday 12 January 2027 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ark King Solomon Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Westminster and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Westminster and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 51.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.18: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 47.9, against 56.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 16 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, French and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 78 families put Ark King Solomon Academy as their first choice and 158 named it as one of their preferences, for 84 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ark King Solomon Academy are Marylebone Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45); The St Marylebone CofE School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.8); Westminster Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 46); and Paddington Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.8).

Ark King Solomon Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Ark King Solomon Academy is one of 48 schools run by ARK Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 89 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 11% to a further education college.

Of the 71 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 76% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 6% into work. 38% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

65% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (46%), Asian (17%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 236 pupils (17.9%) received SEN support and 38 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest Underground station is Edgware Road (Bakerloo) Underground Station, about 110 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edgware Road (Bakerloo line) Station, 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ark King Solomon Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Ark King Solomon Academy issued 171 suspensions, 13.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ark King Solomon Academy are Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School (0.1 miles), St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School (0.3 miles) and Gateway Academy (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.