Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY · Ealing · secondary school
15th of 16 secondary schools in Ealing we can score, 17 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.8/10 against 302 of them, against 4.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 32.5 · 22 | 30% | 0.67 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.2 · 65 | 25% | 1.62 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 42.1 · 30 | 10% | 0.30 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 32.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 42.1, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.2 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join the senior choir, battle of the bands, jazz band, and The Inspiring Excellence ensembles. Sports include football, basketball, table tennis, dodgeball, boxercise, and Netball. Arts and music offer individual instrument lessons, Fusion, Ignite, and the Summer Sounds Music Festival. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 804 pupils in a capacity of 1400, leaving 596 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils in the after-school club to extend their learning? What specific support is available for students aiming to raise their Attainment 8 scores? How does the music department structure the Fusion and Ignite programmes for different skill levels?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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