OFSTED
27 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Westminster
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
419
419 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
224
53.5% of pupils
Male pupils
195
46.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.3 pts
above England
School
46.1%
Westminster
31.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.0 pts
above England
School
24.3%
Westminster
34.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Westminster
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
27.4%
115
African
12.4%
52
Any other White background
11.5%
48
White British
8.1%
34
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
33
Bangladeshi
6.2%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.4%
52 of
419 pupils
8.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
78.0%
17.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
Westminster
83.2%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Writing
13.7 pts above England
School
84.0%
Westminster
77.1%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Maths
19.0 pts above England
School
91.0%
Westminster
81.8%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.41 pts
higher than
England
School
6.63%
Westminster
7.14%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.37 pts
higher than
England
School
19.19%
Westminster
22.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.43%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
higher than
England
School
2.43%
Westminster
2.00%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.1%
4.9 pts
above England
Ark Atwood Primary Academy
93.1%
Westminster
74.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.