ARK John Archer Primary Academy
Plough Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Principal Glenn Prior
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 419
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 146214
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072281710
About this school
ARK John Archer Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected ARK John Archer 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 67% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 John Archer 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 | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How ARK John Archer Primary Academy compares
ARK John Archer Primary Academy ranked 36th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.8% | 73.3% | 195 | — |
| Falconbrook Primary School | 56% | 7% | 79.6% | 180 | 0.5 miles |
| St Faith's CofE Primary School | 74% | 5.3% | 30.4% | 187 | 0.5 miles |
| Belleville Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 16.6% | 1,031 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea | 66% | 6.1% | 45.5% | 354 | 0.6 miles |
| Honeywell Junior School | 84% | 4.7% | 10% | 349 | 0.7 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)
- 73.27%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 16.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falconbrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Faith's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Belleville Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Honeywell Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
ARK John Archer Primary Academy ranks 644th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does ARK John Archer Primary Academy teach?
- ARK John Archer Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of ARK John Archer Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of ARK John Archer Primary Academy is Principal Glenn Prior, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has ARK John Archer Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected ARK John Archer 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 John Archer Primary Academy?
- ARK John Archer Primary Academy has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is ARK John Archer Primary Academy full?
- ARK John Archer Primary Academy has capacity for 419 pupils and 195 on roll (47%), 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 John Archer Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. ARK John Archer Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is ARK John Archer Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. ARK John Archer Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does ARK John Archer Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records ARK John Archer Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is ARK John Archer Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- ARK John Archer 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 John Archer Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 67% 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 John Archer Primary Academy compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- ARK John Archer Primary Academy ranked 36th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 John Archer Primary Academy's absence rate?
- ARK John Archer Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are ARK John Archer Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, ARK John Archer 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 10 July 2026.