Ark Acton Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Gunnersbury Lane
 Acton
 London W3 8EY
Telephone: 020 3110 2400

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Acton High School
Trust: Ark Schools
Sponsor: Ark Schools

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Headteacher Sarah Donachy (since October 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Oliver Knight
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 50.85 / 16.25
Non-teaching Staff*: 36.08
Number of pupils: 804
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.8
Sex: Mixed (59% boys / 41% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 50.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 94.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 78.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: London
Authority: Ealing
Electoral Ward: South Acton
School Number: 3074007

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 2nd February 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Twyford Church of England High School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Ark Soane Academy (0.4km) show on map
  3. Blooming Tree Pre Prep School (0.4km) show on map
  4. Leap Service - the National Autistics Society (0.5km) show on map
  5. Snowflake School (0.5km) show on map
  6. South Acton Childrens Centre (0.6km) show on map
  7. Acton Gardens Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  8. Greek Primary School of London (0.9km) show on map
  9. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  10. The Japanese School (0.9km) show on map
  11. Eden Park Academy (0.9km) show on map
  12. Eagle Park Independent School (0.9km) show on map
  13. Derwentwater Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  14. Ark Priory Primary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  15. International School of London (1.1km) show on map
  16. West Acton Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  17. The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls (1.4km) show on map
  18. Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre (1.4km) show on map
  19. Ark Byron Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  20. Kew House (1.5km) show on map
  21. Lionel Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  22. Grange Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  23. La Chouette School (1.7km) show on map
  24. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  25. Southfield Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  26. Ada Lovelace Church of England High School (1.8km) show on map
  27. Belmont Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  28. East Acton Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  29. Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary ... (1.9km) show on map
  30. Orchard House School (1.9km) show on map
  31. Heathfield House School (2.0km) show on map
  32. Strand-on-the-Green Junior School (2.0km) show on map
  33. Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  34. Ealing Independent College (2.0km) show on map
  35. Clifton Lodge School (2.0km) show on map
  36. Little Ealing Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  37. Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  38. Durston House School (2.2km) show on map
  39. ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form (2.2km) show on map
  40. St Augustine's Priory (2.3km) show on map
  41. Wendell Park Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  42. Green Dragon Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  43. Kew Green Preparatory School (2.3km) show on map
  44. Grove Park Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  45. Ealing Fields Church of England High School (2.4km) show on map
  46. John Perryn Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  47. North West London Independent Special School (2.4km) show on map
  48. West London Performing Arts Academy (WLPA Academy) (2.4km) show on map
  49. St Mary's Catholic Primary School ,Chiswick (2.4km) show on map
  50. Montpelier Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  51. Good Shepherd RC Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  52. St Benedict's School (2.5km) show on map
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  56. Ark Conway Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  57. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  58. Kew College (2.8km) show on map
  59. Fielding Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  60. Brentford School for Girls (2.8km) show on map
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  62. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  63. Insights Independent School (2.8km) show on map
  64. Gunnersbury Catholic School (2.8km) show on map
  65. Old Oak Primary School (2.8km) show on map
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  67. Avenue House School (2.9km) show on map
  68. Broomfield House School (3.0km) show on map
  69. Chiswick School (3.0km) show on map
  70. St John's Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  71. Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST (3.0km) show on map
  72. Greenside Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  73. Cavendish Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  74. John Betts Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  75. Phoenix Academy (3.1km) show on map
  76. Drayton Green Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  77. St Peter's Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  78. Cambridge School (3.2km) show on map
  79. West Twyford Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  80. Vanessa Nursery School (3.2km) show on map
  81. Hammersmith Academy (3.2km) show on map
  82. Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School (3.3km) show on map
  83. St John XXIII Catholic Primary School (3.3km) show on map
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  85. West London Free School (3.4km) show on map
  86. Unicorn School (3.4km) show on map
  87. Q+ Queensmill College (3.4km) show on map
  88. Elthorne Park High School (3.4km) show on map
  89. North Ealing Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  90. Brackenbury Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  91. New Level Academy (3.4km) show on map
  92. Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre (3.5km) show on map
  93. Kew Riverside Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  94. Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School (3.5km) show on map
  95. Jack Tizard School (3.5km) show on map
  96. Springhallow School (3.5km) show on map
  97. Oaklands Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  98. Ark Bentworth Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  99. Miles Coverdale Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  100. Westside School (3.6km) show on map
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Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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