Academy converter · Wandsworth

ARK John Archer Primary Academy

3–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146214URN

Plough Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 below Wandsworth median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wandsworth

74 applications for 30 places · 33rd of 50 in Wandsworth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Wandsworth median (3.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 30 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2025 2.5; Wandsworth median median 2.8
2024 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2023 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2022 2.0; Wandsworth median median 3.0
2021 2.3; Wandsworth median median 3.2
2020 2.1; Wandsworth median median 3.6
2019 1.7; Wandsworth median median 3.1
2018 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.6; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Wandsworth median median 3.7; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Wandsworth median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Wandsworth median median 3.7; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Wandsworth median median 3.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wandsworth median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Wandsworth median

Dashed bars: as High View Primary School (URN 101010), the previous school.

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	30	74	2.5	19	0.63
Sep 2025	29	71	2.5	23	0.79
Sep 2024	28	70	2.5	19	0.68
Sep 2023	30	74	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	59	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2021	27	61	2.3	22	0.81
Sep 2020	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2019	32	54	1.7	18	0.56
Sep 2018 *	30	75	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2017 *	42	84	2.0	27	0.64
Sep 2016 *	61	115	1.9	36	0.59
Sep 2015 *	59	146	2.5	31	0.53
Sep 2014 *	90	125	1.4	33	0.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 81% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%34th of 52 in Wandsworth

Wandsworth 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Wandsworth 84% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Wandsworth 44% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Wandsworth 78% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Wandsworth 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Wandsworth 82% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Wandsworth 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wandsworth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	15%	104	103
2023/24	70%	10%	104	103
2022/23	63%	6%	103	101

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 John Archer Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Falconbrook Primary School
0.7 km · Wandsworth

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Faith's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good · improving2024

3.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Belleville Primary School
0.9 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2022

3.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea
1.0 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Honeywell Junior School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

2026

84%met the SATs standard
Honeywell Infant School
1.1 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

4.3applications per place
Allfarthing Primary School
1.2 km · Wandsworth

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Anglo Portuguese School of London
1.2 km · Wandsworth

Good2023

2.1applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146214 · 212/2301
Trust: Ark Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 419 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 77.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: High View Primary School (URN 101010)
Address: Plough Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2AA
Local authority: Wandsworth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources