Ark Conway Primary Academy

Hammersmith and Fulham · W12 0QT

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 200 pupils, 37.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Ark Conway Primary Academy

General Information

Address: 60 Hemlock Road, Hammersmith, London, W12 0QT – View on map
Phone: 02032491180
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Sophie Vellacott
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 34 families put it first for 30 places – 11 for every 10 places. 74% of them were offered a place. 4 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 11 · 2025 8 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

200 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 75
% eligible for free school meals: 37.5%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Hammersmith and Fulham average)
English as an additional language: 26% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 33.9% a year (Hammersmith and Fulham 26.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hammersmith and Fulham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 86% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 38% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points above the Hammersmith and Fulham average (77%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 87% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 87%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 76%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 107
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHammersmith and Fulham averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points above the Hammersmith and Fulham average (77%).

Year 6 SATs: 11th of 35 junior and primary schools in the area

=7St Peter's Primary School90%
#10Greenside Primary School87%
#11Ark Conway Primary Academy86%
#12St John XXIII Catholic Primary School85%
#13Earl's Court Free School Primary83%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Good Shepherd RC Primary School100%
=1John Betts Primary School100%
#3Addison Primary School93%
=4Holy Cross RC School92%
=4West London Free School Primary92%
#6St Stephen's CofE Primary School91%
=7Langford Primary School90%
=7St Mary's Catholic Primary School90%
=7St Peter's Primary School90%
#10Greenside Primary School87%
#11Ark Conway Primary Academy86%
#12St John XXIII Catholic Primary School85%
#13Earl's Court Free School Primary83%
#14All Saints CofE Primary School80%
#15Queen's Manor School78%
=16Ark Bentworth Primary Academy77%
=16Brackenbury Primary School77%
=16Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education77%
=19Avonmore Primary School76%
=19Kenmont Primary School76%
=19Wendell Park Primary School76%
=22Fulham Primary School73%
=22Miles Coverdale Primary School73%
#24Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School72%
#25St Augustine's RC Primary School71%
#26Sir John Lillie Primary School70%
#27Sulivan Primary School69%
#28Thomas's Academy68%
#29Melcombe Primary School67%
#30St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School66%
#31Ark White City Primary Academy64%
#32Flora Gardens Primary School58%
#33St Paul's CofE Primary School57%
#34Wormholt Park Primary School52%
#35Old Oak Primary School39%

View full Ofsted inspection report

1st of 32 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Ofsted rating

#1Ark Conway Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Avonmore Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Earl's Court Free School PrimaryOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ark Conway Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Avonmore Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Earl's Court Free School PrimaryOutstanding
#4Fulham Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Good Shepherd RC Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Langford Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Miles Coverdale Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9St Peter's Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11Addison Primary SchoolGood
#12All Saints CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Ark Bentworth Primary AcademyGood
#14Ark White City Primary AcademyGood
#15Brackenbury Primary SchoolGood
#16Flora Gardens Primary SchoolGood
#17Greenside Primary SchoolGood
#18Holy Cross RC SchoolGood
#19John Betts Primary SchoolGood
#20Kenmont Primary SchoolGood
#21Melcombe Primary SchoolGood
#22Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary EducationGood
#23Old Oak Primary SchoolGood
#24Queen's Manor SchoolGood
#25Sir John Lillie Primary SchoolGood
#26St Augustine's RC Primary SchoolGood
#27St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#28St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#29Sulivan Primary SchoolGood
#30Thomas's AcademyGood
#31Wendell Park Primary SchoolGood
#32Wormholt Park Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,841 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

23rd of 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for spending per pupil

#21Greenside Primary School£9,114
#22St Peter's Primary School£9,093
#23Ark Conway Primary Academy£8,841
#24West London Free School Primary£8,788
#25St Augustine's RC Primary School£8,714

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Melcombe Primary School£14,156
#2Queen's Manor School£13,930
#3St Paul's CofE Primary School£12,619
#4Old Oak Primary School£12,618
#5Sir John Lillie Primary School£12,616
#6Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education£12,095
#7Thomas's Academy£11,788
#8Avonmore Primary School£11,515
#9Sulivan Primary School£11,060
#10Miles Coverdale Primary School£11,040
#11Wormholt Park Primary School£10,868
#12Addison Primary School£10,829
#13Brackenbury Primary School£10,780
#14Ark White City Primary Academy£10,569
#15St John XXIII Catholic Primary School£10,527
#16Flora Gardens Primary School£10,304
#17Fulham Primary School£10,254
#18St Mary's Catholic Primary School£10,116
#19Ark Bentworth Primary Academy£9,555
#20John Betts Primary School£9,176
#21Greenside Primary School£9,114
#22St Peter's Primary School£9,093
#23Ark Conway Primary Academy£8,841
#24West London Free School Primary£8,788
#25St Augustine's RC Primary School£8,714
#26All Saints CofE Primary School£8,628
#27Good Shepherd RC Primary School£8,504
#28Wendell Park Primary School£8,363
#29Holy Cross RC School£8,149
#30Kenmont Primary School£8,143
#31St Stephen's CofE Primary School£8,029
#32Earl's Court Free School Primary£7,941
#33Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£7,861
#34Langford Primary School£7,823
#35St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School£7,752

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