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Ark Bentworth Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bentworth Road, Westway, London W12 7AJ · arkbentworth.org · 020 8743 2527
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hammersmith and Fulham 77%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hammersmith and Fulham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 155
- 65% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.7%
- First language not English
- 40%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 17 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ark Bentworth Primary Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 54
- 29% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (22%) with SEND