Academy sponsor led · Ealing

Ark Acton Academy

11–18Ages
752Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
146318URN

Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, W3 8EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.6 below Ealing median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Ealing

211 applications for 155 places · 17th of 17 in Ealing

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.3of 90

Ealing 57.7 England 46.0

16th of 17 in Ealing

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 February 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
Sixth form 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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

1.6 below Ealing median (3.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

211 applications · 155 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.4; Ealing median median 3.0
2025 1.5; Ealing median median 2.9
2024 1.6; Ealing median median 2.8
2023 1.3; Ealing median median 2.9
2022 1.8; Ealing median median 2.9
2021 0.9; Ealing median median 3.1
2020 1.0; Ealing median median 3.2
2019 0.9; Ealing median median 3.6
2018 1.1; Ealing median median 3.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Ealing median median 3.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Ealing median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Ealing median median 3.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Ealing median median 3.9; as the previous school

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

This school
Ealing median

Dashed bars: as Acton High School (URN 101932), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	155	211	1.4	23	0.15
Sep 2025	151	221	1.5	41	0.27
Sep 2024	155	246	1.6	36	0.23
Sep 2023	150	201	1.3	37	0.25
Sep 2022	123	222	1.8	36	0.29
Sep 2021	268	238	0.9	59	0.22
Sep 2020	240	240	1.0	58	0.24
Sep 2019	270	247	0.9	53	0.20
Sep 2018 *	268	294	1.1	55	0.21
Sep 2017 *	235	439	1.9	92	0.39
Sep 2016 *	238	523	2.2	102	0.43
Sep 2015 *	277	489	1.8	113	0.41
Sep 2014 *	252	477	1.9	124	0.49

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

115 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.316th of 17 in Ealing

Ealing 57.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%15th of 17 in Ealing

Ealing 64% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Ealing 79% England 66%

This school
Ealing median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	115	40.3	39%	55%	–
2024/25	194	42.1	33%	57%	–
2023/24	179	46.2	46%	63%	+0.20
2022/23	137	43.6	37%	59%	+0.31

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Ark Acton AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Ark Soane Academy
0.4 km · Ealing

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 63.7Attainment 8
Twyford Church of England High School
0.5 km · Ealing

Outstanding2023

7.3applications per place 64.6Attainment 8
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
1.4 km · Ealing

Improved significantly2025

2.4applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
1.7 km · Ealing

Outstanding2023

6.0applications per place 62.4Attainment 8
Ealing Fields Church of England High School
2.4 km · Ealing

Improved significantly2024

6.9applications per place 66.6Attainment 8
Gunnersbury Catholic School
2.7 km · Hounslow

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 59.8Attainment 8
Brentford School for Girls
2.8 km · Hounslow

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Chiswick School
3.0 km · Hounslow

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 51.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146318 · 307/4007
Trust: Ark Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 752 on roll
Free school meals: 54.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Acton High School (URN 101932)
Address: Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, W3 8EY
Local authority: Ealing

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