OFSTED
21 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Ealing
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
412
412 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
204
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
208
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.7 pts
below England
School
22.1%
Ealing
28.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
26.8 pts
above England
School
47.1%
Ealing
54.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ealing
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
29.9%
123
Any other White background
18.7%
77
Any other Asian background
8.3%
34
Any other ethnic group
8.3%
34
African
7.3%
30
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
22
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
15.8%
65 of
412 pupils
5.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.4 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
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Ealing
73.8%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
Ealing
73.5%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
Ealing
75.6%
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
4.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.59 pts
lower than
England
School
4.63%
Ealing
6.51%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.88 pts
lower than
England
School
10.94%
Ealing
18.36%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
lower than
England
School
0.52%
Ealing
1.82%
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
98.1%
9.9 pts
above England
Ark Byron Primary Academy
98.1%
Ealing
87.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.