Ark King Solomon Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,319 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.3
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The St Marylebone CofE School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,181of 1,170 places
- Free school meals
- 26.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 164
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 4 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The St Marylebone CofE School (URN 101152, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 167 pupils who finished Year 11 at The St Marylebone CofE School in 2023, 73% stayed on in The St Marylebone CofE School’s own sixth form (Westminster average 64%), 17% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 152 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (Westminster 42%, England 37%), and 58% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 61.0 against 46.1 across England and 53.2 in Westminster, with 67% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 37% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Westminster and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 167 | 1,772 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 73% | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 17% | 19% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 152 | 3,061 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 42% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 58% | 30% | 19% |
| Further education | 9% | 11% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 20% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 61.0 | 53.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 58% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 49% | 68% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.43 | 4.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 26% | 43% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 45.3 | 45.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 66.4 | 58.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 42% | 51% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 164 | 100% | 88% | 32% | 22% | 84% |
| English Language | 164 | 100% | 89% | 34% | 20% | 86% |
| English Literature | 163 | 99% | 86% | 35% | 21% | 90% |
| Religious Studies | 159 | 97% | 31% | 51% | 32% | 86% |
| Combined Science | 115 | 70% | 65% | 30% | 9% | 77% |
| History | 91 | 55% | 41% | 53% | 26% | 91% |
| Geography | 75 | 46% | 41% | 47% | 25% | 85% |
| Fine Art | 60 | 37% | 9% | 75% | 28% | 100% |
| Spanish | 47 | 29% | 19% | 51% | 27% | 81% |
| Physics | 46 | 28% | 23% | 57% | 46% | 96% |
| Biology | 46 | 28% | 23% | 63% | 45% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 46 | 28% | 23% | 59% | 47% | 98% |
| French | 40 | 24% | 18% | 63% | 29% | 95% |
| Business Studies | 37 | 23% | 18% | 35% | 20% | 84% |
| Drama | 33 | 20% | 7% | 70% | 27% | 100% |
| Dance | 32 | 20% | 1% | 66% | 27% | 94% |
| Physical Education | 32 | 20% | 11% | 28% | 24% | 72% |
| Music | 23 | 14% | 5% | 52% | 33% | 96% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 11% | 13% | 33% | 30% | 72% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 15 | 9% | 8% | 13% | 21% | 73% |
| Design and Technology | 13 | 8% | 11% | 15% | 23% | 85% |
| Textiles | 12 | 7% | 2% | 75% | 27% | 100% |
| Chinese | 6 | 4% | 1% | 67% | 75% | 100% |
| Arabic | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Latin | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Persian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 31 | 19% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | 10% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 347 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 162 | 1,427 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.83 | 37.88 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 19% | 24% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 53 | 33% | 31% |
| English Literature | 39 | 24% | 11% |
| Psychology | 38 | 23% | 23% |
| Economics | 36 | 22% | 13% |
| Fine Art | 34 | 21% | 3% |
| History | 32 | 20% | 13% |
| Geography | 30 | 19% | 10% |
| Biology | 28 | 17% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 14% | 17% |
| Drama | 23 | 14% | 2% |
| Sociology | 22 | 14% | 13% |
| Politics | 19 | 12% | 6% |
| Media Studies | 17 | 10% | 4% |
| Physics | 14 | 9% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 9% | 4% |
| Spanish | 13 | 8% | 2% |
| Music | 12 | 7% | 0% |
| Classical Civilisation | 12 | 7% | 1% |
| French | 11 | 7% | 1% |
| Music Technology | 8 | 5% | 0% |
| Dance | 7 | 4% | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 4% | 5% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 47 | 29% | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.