The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

Ark Elvin Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Cecil Avenue
 Wembley
 Middlesex
 London
 Middlesex HA9 7DU
Telephone: 020 8902 6362

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
History: This school arose from Copland Community School
Trust: Ark Schools
Sponsor: Ark Schools

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Peter Cook (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Rebecca Curtis
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 90.9 / 26.95
Non-teaching Staff*: 54.99
Number of pupils: 1314
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.5
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 42.10% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 97.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 85.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: London
Authority: Brent
Constituency: Brent North
Electoral Ward: Wembley Hill
School Number: 3044001

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th June 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Wembley Manor (0.3km) show on map
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School (0.3km) show on map
  4. Park Lane Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  5. Elsley Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  6. The Corner School (0.7km) show on map
  7. Lyon Park Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  8. Alperton Community School (1.0km) show on map
  9. Barham Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Wembley Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  11. Buxlow School (1.1km) show on map
  12. St Christopher's Prep School (1.1km) show on map
  13. Oakington Manor Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  14. Michaela Community School (1.4km) show on map
  15. Preston Manor School (1.5km) show on map
  16. Ashley College (1.5km) show on map
  17. Ark Academy (1.7km) show on map
  18. Wembley High Technology College (1.7km) show on map
  19. East Lane Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  20. Chalkhill Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  21. Lycee International de Londres (1.9km) show on map
  22. Phoenix Arch School (2.0km) show on map
  23. Brentfield Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  24. West Twyford Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  25. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  26. Edith Kay Independent School (2.1km) show on map
  27. Perivale Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  28. Sudbury Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  29. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  30. Vicar's Green Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  31. The Stonebridge School (2.3km) show on map
  32. Preston Park Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  33. St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  34. Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre (2.4km) show on map
  35. Harris Primary Academy South Kenton (2.4km) show on map
  36. Mitchell Brook Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  37. St Mary's CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  38. Wykeham Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  39. North Brent School (2.9km) show on map
  40. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  41. Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre (2.9km) show on map
  42. Mount Stewart Junior School (3.0km) show on map
  43. Mount Stewart Infant School (3.0km) show on map
  44. St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy (3.0km) show on map
  45. Horsenden Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  46. Harlesden Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  47. Northview Junior and Infant School (3.1km) show on map
  48. Sinai Jewish Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  49. Mandeville School (3.1km) show on map
  50. Leopold Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  51. St Augustine's Priory (3.2km) show on map
  52. JFS (3.3km) show on map
  53. Montpelier Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  54. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  55. Woodfield School (3.4km) show on map
  56. John Keble CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  57. Fryent Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  58. St Gregory's Catholic Science College (3.4km) show on map
  59. Maple Walk School (3.4km) show on map
  60. Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls (3.5km) show on map
  61. North Ealing Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  62. Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy (3.5km) show on map
  63. Newfield Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  64. Uxendon Manor Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  65. Selborne Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  66. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  67. E-ACT Crest Academy (3.6km) show on map
  68. Roundwood School and Community Centre (3.7km) show on map
  69. St Benedict's School (3.7km) show on map
  70. Claremont High School (3.7km) show on map
  71. Ada Lovelace Church of England High School (3.7km) show on map
  72. Menorah High School for Girls (3.7km) show on map
  73. St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  74. St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  75. Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST (3.8km) show on map
  76. St Dominic's Sixth Form College (3.8km) show on map
  77. Kingsbury Green Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  78. Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  79. Harrow School (3.9km) show on map
  80. The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls (3.9km) show on map
  81. Newman Catholic College (3.9km) show on map
  82. West Acton Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  83. Heartwood House (3.9km) show on map
  84. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  85. Harmony Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  86. Orley Farm School (4.0km) show on map
  87. Pathways School (4.0km) show on map
  88. Harrow High School (4.0km) show on map
  89. Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  90. Ealing Primary Centre (4.1km) show on map
  91. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  92. Durston House School (4.1km) show on map
  93. Oliver Goldsmith Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  94. Greenwood Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  95. Roxeth Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  96. Wood End Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  97. Gladstone Park Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  98. Donnington Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  99. Southover Partnership School (4.1km) show on map
  100. Furness Primary School (4.2km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. Mayfield School, Dagenham
  2. Barnhill Community High School, Hayes
  3. The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton
  4. Rooks Heath School, Harrow
  5. Michaela Community School, London
  6. Harlington School, Hayes
  7. Clarion, London
  8. Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham
  9. The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
  10. Brentside High School, London
  11. St James' Catholic High School, London
  12. Greatfields School, Barking
  13. George Green's School, London
  14. Greenford High School, Southall
  15. Lift Kingsley, Hounslow
  16. Park High School, Stanmore
  17. Duke's Aldridge, London
  18. Harrow High School
  19. Laisterdyke Leadership Academy, Bradford
  20. Bow School, London
  21. Witton Park Academy, Blackburn
  22. AIM Academy North London
  23. Lammas School, London
  24. University Collegiate School, Bolton
  25. Plumstead Manor School, London
  26. Whitmore High School, Harrow
  27. North Brent School, London
  28. Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley
  29. Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry
  30. Canons High School, Edgware
  31. Mulberry Academy Shoreditch, London
  32. Joseph Leckie Academy, Walsall
  33. Cranford Community College, Hounslow
  34. Hatch End High School, Harrow
  35. Falinge Park High School, Rochdale
  36. St Mary's Catholic High School, Croydon
  37. Smithills School, Bolton
  38. George Salter Academy, West Bromwich
  39. King's Leadership Academy Bolton
  40. Lampton Academy, Hounslow
  41. Fulham Cross Academy, London
  42. Ark Acton Academy, London
  43. E-ACT Crest Academy, London
  44. Morpeth School, London
  45. Kelmscott School, London
  46. Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
  47. Harris Lowe Academy Willesden, London
  48. South Chingford Foundation School, London
  49. Brampton Manor Academy, London
  50. Blackburn Central High School
  51. Essa Academy, Bolton
  52. Valley Academy, Bradford
  53. Soar Valley College, Leicester
  54. Carlton Bolling, Bradford
  55. Featherstone High School, Southall
  56. Hewens College, Hayes
  57. Forest Academy, Ilford
  58. Colton Hills Community School, Wolverhampton
  59. Chadwell Heath Academy, Romford
  60. Westminster Academy, London
  61. The St Lawrence Academy, Scunthorpe
  62. Rivers Academy West London, Feltham
  63. Kingsbury High School, London
  64. The Heathland School, Hounslow
  65. Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds
  66. Ashcroft Technology Academy, London
  67. Paddington Academy, London
  68. Cressex Community School, High Wycombe
  69. Platanos College, London
  70. Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough
  71. Saracens High School, London
  72. Trinity Academy, London
  73. Our Lady's RC High School, Manchester
  74. Limehurst Academy, Loughborough
  75. Heston Community School, Hounslow
  76. St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School, London
  77. Bishop Douglass School Finchley, London
  78. Forest Gate Community School, London
  79. Wapping High School, London
  80. Alperton Community School, Wembley
  81. Bedford Free School
  82. Co-op Academy Grange, Bradford
  83. Heron Hall Academy, Enfield
  84. St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes
  85. Hendon School, London
  86. Dormers Wells High School, Southall
  87. Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy, Slough
  88. Caterham High School, Ilford
  89. Moat Community College, Leicester
  90. Crown Hills Community College, Leicester
  91. The Lea Valley Academy, Enfield
  92. Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Coventry
  93. Denbigh High School, Luton
  94. Blue Coat Church of England Academy, Walsall
  95. Walthamstow Academy, London
  96. Saltley Academy, Birmingham
  97. City of Peterborough Academy
  98. City Heights E-ACT Academy, London
  99. Shireland Biomedical Utc, West Bromwich
  100. Ark Soane Academy, London
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |