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ARK John Archer Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Plough Road, Battersea, London SW11 2AA · arkjohnarcher.org · 020 7228 1710
On the mapSearch near SW11 2AA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wandsworth 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 195
- 47% of 419 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 77.9%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- 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: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 30 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 | 30 | 19 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Wandsworth it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101010)
Ofsted
ARK John Archer Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101010), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101010)
Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101010)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 19
- 10% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied