Ark Conway Primary Academy
60 Hemlock Road, Hammersmith, London, W12 0QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Moira Cruddas
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 137331
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02032491180
About this school
Ark Conway Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ark Conway Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 90% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 45% | 38% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 97% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 83% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 111.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Conway 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 | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 74.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 75.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Conway Primary Academy compares
Ark Conway Primary Academy ranked 11th of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 5.9% | 40.1% | 200 | — |
| Wormholt Park Primary School | 52% | 7.7% | 51.5% | 303 | 0.2 miles |
| Old Oak Primary School | 39% | 9.1% | 52.4% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| St John XXIII Catholic Primary School | 85% | 4.6% | 52.7% | 302 | 0.4 miles |
| Ark Bentworth Primary Academy | 77% | 6.5% | 54.8% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| Ark White City Primary Academy | 64% | 7.5% | 60.6% | 306 | 0.6 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)
- 40.1%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 17.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wormholt Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Old Oak Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St John XXIII Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Ark Bentworth Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Ark White City Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ark Conway Primary Academy ranks 135th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Ark Conway Primary Academy teach?
- Ark Conway Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ark Conway Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ark Conway Primary Academy is Ms Moira Cruddas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ark Conway Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Conway 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 many pupils are at Ark Conway Primary Academy?
- Ark Conway Primary Academy has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ark Conway Primary Academy full?
- Ark Conway Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ark Conway Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Conway Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ark Conway Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ark Conway Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ark Conway Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ark Conway 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 Conway Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 86% 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 Conway Primary Academy compare with other schools in Hammersmith and Fulham?
- Ark Conway Primary Academy ranked 11th of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Conway Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Conway Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Conway Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Conway 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 1 July 2026.