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Ark Franklin Primary Academy[1]

Primary · ages 3–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 96% 96% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
96% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
35% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
112 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
111 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 95%[4] 16%[4] 110[4] 110[4]
2022/23 95%[5] 34%[5] 111[5] 112[5]
2018/19 83%[6] 16%[6] 106[6] 107[6]
2017/18 71%[7] 7%[7] 104[7] 105[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
11 Mar 2025[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
5 May 2025[8]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Improved significantly[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
29 Jan 2020[9] Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools[9] No overall grade[9]
Date not published[10] Academy First Section 5[10] Good[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
3.9 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference)
349 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences
143 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered
90 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences per place
1.6 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 340[11] 143[11] 90[11] 3.8[11] 1.6[11]
Entry Sept 2024 367[11] 131[11] 89[11] 4.1[11] 1.5[11]
Entry Sept 2023 298[11] 100[11] 89[11] 3.3[11] 1.1[11]
Entry Sept 2022 322[11] 116[11] 90[11] 3.6[11] 1.3[11]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
3–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
630[1]
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
www.arkfranklinprimary.org[1]
District
Brent[12]
Postcode
NW6 6HJ[1]
URN
139830[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
665 2024/25[13]
English as an additional language
23.8% 2024/25[13]
SEN support
10.2% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan
1.8% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
17.5% 2024/25[13]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
52.2%[14]
Mixed
15.8%[14]
Asian
8.3%[14]
Black
8.7%[14]
Any other ethnic group
8.6%[14]
Unclassified
6.3%[14]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2019/20. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2015/16. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.