Ark Byron Primary Academy
The Vale, Acton, London, W3 7JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Ross-Wood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 142110
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031100787
About this school
Ark Byron Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 56 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 96% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 23% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 98% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 96% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 95% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Byron 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 | 68% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 96% | 66.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Byron Primary Academy compares
Ark Byron Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 58 primary schools in Ealing for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.6% | 27.3% | 412 | — |
| Ark Priory Primary Academy | 88% | 5% | 50% | 439 | 0.2 miles |
| Derwentwater Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 39.5% | 431 | 0.4 miles |
| East Acton Primary School | 56% | 6.2% | 47.2% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Southfield Primary School | 100% | 4% | 18.8% | 372 | 0.5 miles |
| Acton Gardens Primary School | 35% | 7.3% | 46.2% | 349 | 0.5 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)
- 27.29%
- English as an additional language
- 43.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 10.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ark Priory Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Derwentwater Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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East Acton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Southfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Acton Gardens Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ark Byron Primary Academy ranks 405th 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 year groups does Ark Byron Primary Academy teach?
- Ark Byron Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ark Byron Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ark Byron Primary Academy is Mrs Rebecca Ross-Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ark Byron Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Byron 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 Byron Primary Academy?
- Ark Byron Primary Academy has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ark Byron Primary Academy full?
- Ark Byron Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), 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 Byron Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Byron Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ark Byron Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Ark Byron Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Ark Byron Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ark Byron Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ark Byron Primary Academy?
- Ark Byron 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 Byron Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 75% 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 Byron Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ark Byron Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 58 primary schools in Ealing for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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 Byron Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Byron Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Byron Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Byron 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 2 July 2026.