OFSTED
12 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Brent
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
663
663 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
328
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
335
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.2 pts
below England
School
18.6%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.2 pts
above England
School
23.5%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
35.0%
232
Any other White background
16.9%
112
Any other ethnic group
8.6%
57
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
45
Unclassified
6.3%
42
White and Asian
5.1%
34
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
11.0%
73 of
663 pupils
9.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
96.0%
35.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
98.0%
Reading
24.2 pts above England
School
98.0%
Brent
75.9%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Writing
25.7 pts above England
School
96.0%
Brent
71.9%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
98.0%
Maths
26.0 pts above England
School
98.0%
Brent
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
3.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.44 pts
lower than
England
School
3.78%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.13 pts
lower than
England
School
4.68%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.62 pts
lower than
England
School
0.19%
Brent
1.04%
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
105.2%
17.1 pts
above England
Ark Franklin Primary Academy
105.2%
Brent
84.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.