OFSTED
6 March 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
Secondary
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
874
874 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
390
44.6% of pupils
Male pupils
484
55.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
30.8 pts
above England
School
55.6%
Ealing
28.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
34.8 pts
above England
School
55.1%
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.
Any other ethnic group
30.7%
268
African
20.9%
183
White British
10.8%
94
Any other White background
9.5%
83
Any other Mixed background
8.8%
77
Pakistani
3.2%
28
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
10.2%
89 of
874 pupils
10.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.97 pts
higher than
England
School
7.18%
Ealing
6.51%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.14 pts
higher than
England
School
22.96%
Ealing
18.36%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.31 pts
higher than
England
School
3.11%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
72.8%
19.5 pts
below England
Ark Soane Academy
72.8%
Ealing
92.7%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.