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Ark White City Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
3 Edcity Walk, Edcity, London W12 7PT · arkwhitecity.org · 020 8161 9300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- 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
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 306
- 73% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 61.8%
- First language not English
- 59.2%
- 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, 33 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% 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 | 45 | 33 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 29 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2024 | 1.32 mi2.12 km | |
The council says every on-time applicant was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ark White City Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 47
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on the 70% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (45%) with SEND