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Ark Conway Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
60 Hemlock Road, Hammersmith, London W12 0QT · arkconway.org · 020 3249 1180
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hammersmith and Fulham 77%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.45 mi
- 0.72 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hammersmith and Fulham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 200
- 95% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
- First language not English
- 25.5%
- 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 0.45 mi (721 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.67 mi (1.08 km). Source: Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 74% 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 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 30 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.45 mi0.72 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.67 mi1.08 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.41 mi0.66 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.35 mi0.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 38% the higher standard. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 77%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲38% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ark Conway Primary Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 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
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 125
- 62% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (9%) with SEND