Ark Franklin Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Harvist Road, London, NW6 6HJ
Phone: 02089693846
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Peter Watkins
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 663
School capacity: 630
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 123
% eligible for free school meals: 18.6%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.7%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 24 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or 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

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,629 (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.

Ranked #48 of 50 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#46Uxendon Manor Primary School£6,728
#47Sudbury Primary School£6,630
#48Ark Franklin Primary Academy£6,629
#49Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy£6,358
#50Beis Yaakov Primary School£5,707

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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.

#1North West London Jewish Day School£11,099
#2Newfield Primary School£10,313
#3Kilburn Grange School£10,054
#4Christ Church CofE Primary School£9,982
#5Donnington Primary School£9,528
#6Leopold Primary School£9,527
#7Northview Junior and Infant School£9,177
#8Fryent Primary School£9,051
#9St Mary's RC Primary School£8,802
#10Preston Manor School£8,705
#11Ark Academy£8,639
#12Malorees Primary School£8,592
#13Oakington Manor Primary School£8,591
#14Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School£8,534
#15John Keble CofE Primary School£8,524
#16Anson Primary School£8,506
#17Kingsbury Green Primary School£8,367
#18Sinai Jewish Primary School£8,132
#19St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School£8,113
#20Islamia Primary School£8,084
#21Harlesden Primary School£8,032
#22Mitchell Brook Primary School£8,030
#23Chalkhill Primary School£8,009
#24Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School£8,005
#25Wembley Primary School£8,001
#26St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School£7,811
#27Harris Primary Academy South Kenton£7,766
#28Wykeham Primary School£7,750
#29St Mary's CofE Primary School£7,734
#30Brentfield Primary School£7,710
#31Park Lane Primary School£7,664
#32St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School£7,572
#33Mora Primary School£7,516
#34Furness Primary School£7,435
#35Preston Park Primary School£7,401
#36Salusbury Primary School£7,385
#37Elsley Primary School£7,375
#38Princess Frederica CofE Primary School£7,237
#39Oliver Goldsmith Primary School£7,210
#40St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School£7,111
#41Gladstone Park Primary School£7,019
#42The Stonebridge School£6,940
#43Barham Primary School£6,787
#44East Lane Primary School£6,775
#45Lyon Park Primary School£6,753
#46Uxendon Manor Primary School£6,728
#47Sudbury Primary School£6,630
#48Ark Franklin Primary Academy£6,629
#49Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy£6,358
#50Beis Yaakov Primary School£5,707

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