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Ark Conway Primary Academy

Free schools · London · W12 0QT

Ages 3–11 · 200 pupils · Hammersmith and Fulham

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.11 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)90%
Higher standard (RWM)45%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.9%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
188

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.11 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
99
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
32
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

200 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
200
Boys / girls
106 / 94
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
200 / 210 (95%)
Free school meals
37.5%
FSM pupils
75
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS
Academy trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Sponsor
ARK Schools
Headteacher
Ms Moira Cruddas

Location

Address
60 Hemlock Road, Hammersmith
Postcode
W12 0QT
Town
London
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
District
Hammersmith and Fulham
Constituency
Ealing Central and Acton
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Hammersmith and Fulham, 200 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 37.5%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in W12
22
Primary in W12
11
Open schools in Hammersmith and Fulham LA
82
Primary in Hammersmith and Fulham LA
36

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS257%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM46.9%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Old Oak Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    London · W12 0AS · Hammersmith and Fulham

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    • KS277%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM41.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • St John XXIII Catholic Primary School

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    • KS284%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM49.8%
    • Demand0.81

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  • Ark Bentworth Primary Academy

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    • KS282%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM58.7%
    • Demand0.82

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  • Ark White City Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • KS243%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM61.8%
    • Demand1.04

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  • East Acton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM45.5%
    • Demand0.86

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  • John Perryn Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · W3 7PD · Ealing

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence9.3%
    • FSM56.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Greenside Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · W12 9PT · Hammersmith and Fulham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand0.85

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Moira Cruddas
Telephone
02032491180
Website
www.arkconway.org

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