Ark Soane Academy

Ealing · W3 8EA

General information Secondary School · 11-19 years Who goes here 874 pupils, 55.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

Parent score Rate this school No reviews yet - be the first SEN 5.8% on SEN support Behaviour 7.2% absence rate Staff 17% turnover Financials £9,747 per pupil Environment Buildings and facilities

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Ark Soane Academy

General Information

Address: Gunnersbury Lane, Ealing, London, W3 8EA – View on map
Phone: 02074308876
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Neuberger
Age range: 11-19 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

874 pupils out of 1200 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 486
% eligible for free school meals: 55.9%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Ealing average)
English as an additional language: 55% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17% a year (Ealing 19.3%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 49% moved to another school, 51% 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 Ealing: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 38 (1.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (1.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 10 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Ealing, 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: 7.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 23.0%
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: 5.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

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.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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2nd of 8 secondary schools in Ealing for Ofsted rating

#1Ada Lovelace Church of England High SchoolOutstanding
#2Ark Soane AcademyOutstanding
#3Drayton Manor High SchoolOutstanding
#4The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolOutstanding

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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

#1Ada Lovelace Church of England High SchoolOutstanding
#2Ark Soane AcademyOutstanding
#3Drayton Manor High SchoolOutstanding
#4The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolOutstanding
#5Twyford Church of England High SchoolOutstanding
#6Alec Reed AcademyGood
#7Ark Acton AcademyGood
#8Brentside High SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,747 (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.

3rd of 17 secondary schools in Ealing for spending per pupil

#1Islip Manor High School£11,780
#2Ark Acton Academy£11,240
#3Ark Soane Academy£9,747
#4Brentside High School£9,685
#5Ealing Fields Church of England High School£9,387

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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

#1Islip Manor High School£11,780
#2Ark Acton Academy£11,240
#3Ark Soane Academy£9,747
#4Brentside High School£9,685
#5Ealing Fields Church of England High School£9,387
#6Alec Reed Academy£9,343
#7Dormers Wells High School£9,278
#8Greenford High School£9,264
#9The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls£9,127
#10Villiers High School£9,064
#11Drayton Manor High School£8,876
#12Elthorne Park High School£8,525
#13The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School£8,470
#14Ada Lovelace Church of England High School£8,278
#15Featherstone High School£8,031
#16William Perkin Church of England High School£7,859
#17Twyford Church of England High School£7,791

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