Ark Priory Primary Academy

School overview

Ark Priory Primary Academy is a primary school serving London, Ealing, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 457 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 88% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 16.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Ark Priory Primary Academy is oversubscribed: about 6 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 77 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.33 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 19.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 50% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Ark Priory Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.