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Ark Atwood Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Amberley Road, Westminster, London W9 2JY · arkatwoodprimary.org · 020 7266 7070
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westminster 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.71 mi
- 1.14 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Westminster Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 419
- 93% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.71 mi (1.14 km) from the school. Source: Westminster Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 50 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 35 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 59 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.71 mi1.14 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.46 mi0.75 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.11 mi1.79 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
The council's brochure says all applicants were offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Westminster it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ark Atwood Primary Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 91
- 21% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (22%) with SEND