Ark Priory Primary Academy
Acton Lane, London, W3 8NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Head of School
- Ms Shannaz Rabbani
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 466
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 139699
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031100717
About this school
Ark Priory Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 439 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ark Priory 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 54 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 72% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 88% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 79% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Priory 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 | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 449 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Priory Primary Academy compares
Ark Priory Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 5% | 50% | 439 | — |
| Ark Byron Primary Academy | 75% | 4.6% | 27.3% | 412 | 0.2 miles |
| Acton Gardens Primary School | 35% | 7.3% | 46.2% | 349 | 0.3 miles |
| Derwentwater Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 39.5% | 431 | 0.4 miles |
| Southfield Primary School | 100% | 4% | 18.8% | 372 | 0.5 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 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)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 40.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 10.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Byron Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Acton Gardens Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Derwentwater Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Southfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ark Priory Primary Academy ranks 107th 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
Common questions
- What ages does Ark Priory Primary Academy teach?
- Ark Priory Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head of school of Ark Priory Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Ark Priory Primary Academy is Ms Shannaz Rabbani, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ark Priory Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Priory 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 Priory Primary Academy?
- Ark Priory Primary Academy has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ark Priory Primary Academy full?
- Ark Priory Primary Academy has capacity for 466 pupils and 439 on roll (94%), 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 Priory Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Priory Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ark Priory Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ark Priory Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Ark Priory Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ark Priory 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 Priory Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 88% 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 Priory Primary Academy compare with other schools in Ealing?
- Ark Priory Primary Academy ranked 2nd of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% 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 Priory Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Priory Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Priory Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Priory 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.