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Ark Atwood Primary Academy

3–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137323URN

Amberley Road, Westminster, London, W9 2JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Westminster median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Westminster

150 applications for 58 places · 13th of 27 in Westminster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Westminster 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 27 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Westminster median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

150 applications · 58 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 2.6; Westminster median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Westminster median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Westminster median median 2.8
2023 2.9; Westminster median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Westminster median median 2.6
2021 3.2; Westminster median median 2.8
2020 3.7; Westminster median median 2.6
2019 3.7; Westminster median median 2.8
2018 3.5; Westminster median median 2.7
2017 4.3; Westminster median median 2.8
2016 5.3; Westminster median median 2.9
2015 4.5; Westminster median median 2.8
2014 3.8; Westminster median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Westminster median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Westminster median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	150	2.6	50	0.86
Sep 2025	54	157	2.9	35	0.65
Sep 2024	57	184	3.2	59	1.04
Sep 2023	55	160	2.9	42	0.76
Sep 2022	60	172	2.9	47	0.78
Sep 2021	56	177	3.2	58	1.04
Sep 2020	60	221	3.7	78	1.30
Sep 2019	58	213	3.7	74	1.28
Sep 2018	60	208	3.5	77	1.28
Sep 2017	58	248	4.3	104	1.79
Sep 2016	58	307	5.3	128	2.21
Sep 2015	60	272	4.5	106	1.77
Sep 2014	60	225	3.8	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 84% · Maths 91% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%12th of 31 in Westminster

Westminster 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Westminster 87% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Westminster 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Westminster 78% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Westminster 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Westminster 86% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Westminster 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Westminster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	16%	107	107
2023/24	85%	25%	108	108
2022/23	78%	20%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ark Atwood Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.1 km · Westminster

2026

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Edward Wilson Primary School
0.2 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Westminster

Good2023

3.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE School
0.4 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Essendine Primary School
0.6 km · Westminster

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Westminster

2026

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School
0.8 km · Westminster

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Hallfield Primary School
1.1 km · Westminster

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137323 · 213/2000
Trust: Ark Schools
Capacity: 450 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 46.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 15 September 2011
Address: Amberley Road, Westminster, London, W9 2JY
Local authority: Westminster

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources