OFSTED
2 July 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
Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
200
200 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
94
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
106
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Hammersmith and Fulham
23.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.2 pts
above England
School
25.5%
Hammersmith and Fulham
30.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
16.5%
33
White British
14.0%
28
African
12.0%
24
Any other White background
10.5%
21
Any other Asian background
7.0%
14
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
14
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
18.0%
36 of
200 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 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
86.0%
25.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.6%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
81.2%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.8%
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
5.94%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.28 pts
lower than
England
School
5.94%
Hammersmith and Fulham
6.90%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
17.89%
Hammersmith and Fulham
19.90%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.22 pts
lower than
England
School
1.58%
Hammersmith and Fulham
1.69%
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
95.2%
7.1 pts
above England
Ark Conway Primary Academy
95.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.