Ark Atwood Primary Academy
Amberley Road, Westminster, London, W9 2JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Daniela Grasso
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 137323
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072667070
About this school
Ark Atwood Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 55 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 85% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 25% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 87% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 89% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ark Atwood Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 66.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 71.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Atwood Primary Academy compares
Ark Atwood Primary Academy ranked 14th of 33 primary schools in Westminster for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 6.6% | 48.1% | 419 | — |
| St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 70% | 9% | 50% | 168 | 0.1 miles |
| Edward Wilson Primary School | 76% | 7.1% | 63.3% | 254 | 0.1 miles |
| St Saviour's CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 21.1% | 214 | 0.2 miles |
| St Peter's CofE School | 62% | 6.2% | 45.7% | 192 | 0.2 miles |
| Essendine Primary School | 84% | 7.7% | 50.2% | 237 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.13%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.63%
- Persistent absence
- 19.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Edward Wilson Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
St Saviour's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Peter's CofE School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Essendine Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ark Atwood Primary Academy ranks 320th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Ms Tam Mckernan (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Ms Tam Mckernan to Ms Daniela Grasso recorded 21 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Ark Atwood Primary Academy teach?
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ark Atwood Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ark Atwood Primary Academy is Ms Daniela Grasso, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ark Atwood Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Atwood Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ark Atwood Primary Academy?
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ark Atwood Primary Academy full?
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 419 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ark Atwood Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Atwood Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ark Atwood Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ark Atwood Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ark Atwood Primary Academy?
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ark Atwood Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ark Atwood Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy ranked 14th of 33 primary schools in Westminster for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ark Atwood Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Atwood Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Atwood Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 21 July 2026.