Ark Acton Academy | Secondary with sixth form in London, Ealing | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Ark Acton Academy

SecondaryPost 16

Ealing · London · W3 8EY arkacton.org

Pupils
752
cap. 1,400
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
2 Feb 2023
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. No last-distance figure was published.

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: All applicants offered. No published last-place distance. Straight-line (Ealing Council).

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Ealing allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Ealing. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
57%
-5pp
LA
74%
England
66%
63%60%57%
'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
32%
-14pp
LA
58%
England
46%
46%39%33%
'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
42.1
-4.1
LA
53.2
England
46.8
46.244.242.1
'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
58%
+5pp
LA
64%
England
41%
58%51%43%
'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
7.6
0
LA
10.9
England
7.7
7.66.45.2
'22'23'24'25

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

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.20
Average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
27.6
-1.0
LA
34.5
England
32.4
33.630.627.6
'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.29
-0.2
LA
-0.02
-0.1-0.2-0.3
'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
10%
+4pp
LA
17%
England
14%
22%14%7%
'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C-
0
C+CC-
'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.29
Below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

87%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

6% no destination recorded

Education86%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

73%

staying in education or employment

16% did not stay in education or employment

11% no destination recorded

Education60%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment9%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
804
cap. 1,400
995900804
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
LA AVG 16.37:1
21.819.617.3
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
61%
LA AVG 53.41%
72%67%61%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
54%
LA AVG 35.29%
54%46%38%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
16%
LA AVG 12.49%
16%13%10%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
12%
LA
8%
England
9%
12%11%9%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
41%
LA
24%
England
24%
41%34%28%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressGunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, W3 8EY
Telephone02031102400
Local authorityEaling
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£11240 spend / pupil£11464 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 31 Aug 2018 (was URN 101932)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2557%32%42.1Not applicable58%7.6194
2023/2463%46%46.2+0.2053%7.6179
2022/2359%37%43.6+0.3143%5.2137
2021/2257%39%44.3+0.1144%7.4185
2018/1953%34%40.3-0.3734%7.8216
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2559%
2023/2454%
2022/2343%
2021/2244%
2018/1941%
2017/18Not published

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2527.6C--0.2910%65
2023/2428.6C-0.077%62
2022/2327.8C-14%78
2021/2233.6C+22%65
2018/1931.3C+0.483%45

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2580419.716%61%54%12%41%
2023/2485417.715%63%49%9%28%
2022/2386017.313%66%48%11%34%
2021/2293721.810%72%48%10%31%
2020/2199518.414%71%38%
2018/191,04416.212%63%45%7%20%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.