Ark Acton Academy | School performance

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

58%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

759.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

804

Pupils · 2024/25

61%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

58%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

759.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

804

Pupils · 2024/25

61%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

58%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

759.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

804

Pupils · 2024/25

61%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEaling

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Acton Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Ealing

Part ofARK SCHOOLS

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

57%

-5pp

63%58%53%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

32%

-14pp

46%39%33%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

Attainment 8

42.1

-4.1

46.243.240.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 42.1

EBacc entry

58%

+5pp

58%46%34%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 58%

EBacc APS

759.2

+0.8

777.8650.9524.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 759.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

A-level APS

27.6

-1.0

33.630.627.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27.6

A-level value added

-0.29

-0.2

+0.5+0.1-0.3

'19'24'25

'25 · -0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

+4pp

22%12%3%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

C-

C+CC-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

804

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

61%

FSM eligible

54%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

12%

Persistent absence

41%

Contact

Address

Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, W3 8EY

Local authority

Ealing

Website

arkacton.org

Telephone

02031102400

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	57%	32%	42.1	Not applicable	58%	759.2	59%	804
2023/24	63%	46%	46.2	+0.20	53%	758.5	54%	854
2022/23	59%	37%	43.6	+0.31	43%	524.0	43%	860
2021/22	57%	39%	44.3	+0.11	44%	741.7	44%	937
2018/19	53%	34%	40.3	-0.37	34%	777.8	41%	1,044
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	27.6	C-	-0.29	10%	65
2023/24	28.6	C	-0.07	7%	62
2022/23	27.8	C-	—	14%	78
2021/22	33.6	C+	—	22%	65
2018/19	31.3	C	+0.48	3%	45

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	804	19.7	16%	61%	54%	12%	41%
2023/24	854	17.7	15%	63%	49%	9%	28%
2022/23	860	17.3	13%	66%	48%	11%	34%
2021/22	937	21.8	10%	72%	48%	10%	31%
2020/21	995	18.4	14%	71%	38%	—	—
2018/19	1,044	16.2	12%	63%	45%	7%	20%