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Ark Franklin Primary Academy

URN
139830
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Ark Franklin Primary Academy
URN
139830
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

82 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

58

Admissions Value

73

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#11 of 57 schools in Brent

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Ark Franklin Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Ark Franklin Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
5 May 2025
Inspection date
12 March 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Improved significantly

    Graded 5 May 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

90

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

340

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

90

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.78×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Brent
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Brent)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.arkfranklinprimary.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Brent to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

98.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

96.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

98.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

96.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NW6 6HJ - Harvist Road, London

Contact details

Address
Harvist Road, London
Postcode
NW6 6HJ
Phone
2089693846
Website
www.arkfranklinprimary.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Brent
Local authority code
304

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 195 schools in Brent.

Authority statistics

Total schools

195

Open schools

103

Closed schools

92

Primary schools

102

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    5 May 202512 March 2025-Improved significantlyView report for inspection published 5 May 2025
    • Improved significantly

      Published
      5 May 2025
      Inspected
      12 March 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    26.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 86

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    32

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary102 (53.4%)
    • Secondary32 (16.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other57 (29.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Kensal Rise Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Chamberlayne Wood Junior and Infant School434 mPrimaryClosed
    Manor School494 mNot applicableClosed
    Manor School494 mNot applicableOpen
    Bales College502 mNot applicableOpen
    Princess Frederica CofE Primary School530 mPrimaryOpen
    Wilberforce Primary664 mPrimaryOpen
    Wilberforce Primary School664 mPrimaryClosed
    Queens Park Junior School822 mPrimaryClosed
    Queens Park Infant School822 mPrimaryClosed
    • Kensal Rise Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Chamberlayne Wood Junior and Infant School
      Distance
      434 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Manor School
      Distance
      494 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Manor School
      Distance
      494 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Brent)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Anson Primary SchoolPrimaryNW2 4ABOpen
    Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary SchoolPrimaryNW2 6RJOpen
    Barham Primary SchoolPrimaryHA0 4RQOpen
    Braintcroft E-ACT Primary AcademyPrimaryNW2 7LLOpen
    Braintcroft Infant SchoolPrimaryNW2 7LLClosed
    • Anson Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NW2 4AB
      Status
      Open
    • Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NW2 6RJ
      Status
      Open
    • Barham Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HA0 4RQ
      Status
      Open
    • Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NW2 7LL
      Status
      Open
    • Braintcroft Infant School
    Bales College
    Distance
    502 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Princess Frederica CofE Primary School
    Distance
    530 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wilberforce Primary
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wilberforce Primary School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Queens Park Junior School
    Distance
    822 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Queens Park Infant School
    Distance
    822 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NW2 7LL
    Status
    Closed