Ark Soane Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B81
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, W3 8EA
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Ark Acton Academy
Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, W3 8EY
Local ranking16th of 17 secondary schools in Ealing
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 2 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 115
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 73.0%
- Higher education
- 57.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
48
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 39.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 168
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 804
- Boys
- 452 (60%)
- Girls
- 300 (40%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (54% full)
- SEND
- 16.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 54.5%
- EAL
- 60.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 14.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 48.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £11,240/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 41.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Other: 28.6%
- Black African: 18.1%
- White Other: 16.7%
- Asian Other: 6.5%
- White British: 6.0%
- Black Caribbean: 3.9%
- Mixed Other: 3.7%
- Asian Indian: 3.6%
28.6%
Other
18.1%
Black African
16.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 146318
- UKPRN
- 10080890
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
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