Ark Acton Academy is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 22/02/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gunnersbury Lane, London, W3 8EY
Website: arkacton.org
Telephone: 02031102400
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Ealing
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Oliver Knight
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 146318

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 995
Number of Boys: 611
Number of Girls: 384

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.37 Confidence interval -0.56 to -0.19
Of the 216 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 183 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:34%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4South Acton Childrens Centre
Castle Close, Acton W3 8RX
598 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre
East Churchfield Road, Acton W3 7LL
1,550 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Berrymede Junior School
Osborne Road, Acton W3 8SJ
654 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Berrymede Infant School
Castle Close, Acton W3 8RN
654 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
1 Pierrepoint Road, Acton W3 9JR
955 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Derwentwater Primary School
Shakespeare Road, Acton W3 6SA
1,062 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark Priory Primary Academy
Acton Lane, W3 8NR
1,105 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Ark Acton Academy
Gunnersbury Lane, Acton W3 8EY
0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedArk Soane Academy
Gunnersbury Lane, Ealing W3 8EA
420 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Twyford Church of England High School
Twyford Crescent, W3 9PP
579 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
Queen's Drive, Acton W3 0HW
1,489 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
- not ratedAda Lovelace Church of England High School
Park View Road, Ealing W5 2JX
1,882 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLeap Service - the National Autistics Society
Woodlands Building, Mill Hill Road W3 8RR
330 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGreek Primary School of London
3 Pierrepoint Road, Acton W3 9JR
955 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Japanese School
87 Creffield Road, Acton W3 9PU
994 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEagle Park Independent School
Park Place, Chiswick W3 8JY
1,007 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedInternational School of London
139 Gunnersbury Avenue, W3 8LG
1,181 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.