Ark Bentworth Primary Academy

About Ark Bentworth Primary Academy

Ark Bentworth Primary Academy sits in the Hammersmith and Fulham local authority, a London borough with 37 primary schools. The school ranks 16th out of 35 in the LA, placing it just inside the top half. Its nearest Outstanding-rated neighbour is St John XXIII Catholic Primary School, 0.3 km away. The top three performers in the borough are John Betts Primary School, St Peter's Primary School, and Addison Primary School, all scoring higher on the local ranking metric. Ark Bentworth is a state-funded, mixed primary for ages 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has no religious character. The headteacher is Moira Cruddas. The school is relatively small, with 169 pupils against a capacity of 240, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, 42 families applied for 23 places, with 18 offers going to first-preference applicants, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.83.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in July 2024, the school was rated Good overall, a rating it has held across both its graded inspections. The ungraded visit confirmed the school remains Good and is improving. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Good. The school’s KS2 results for 2023/24 are strong in context: 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, well above the LA average of 76%. In maths, every pupil reached the expected standard, and 36% achieved the higher standard. Reading scores were similarly robust, with 95% at expected and 50% at higher. Writing saw 86% at expected and 14% at higher. The school’s national ranking for the KS2 expected standard metric places it in the top 9% of all primary schools nationally, and in the top 19% within London.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, library, art studios, playing fields, ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, cricket, rounders, and cross country, and there are clubs for drama, science, book club, coding, and art. SEND provision is well-documented, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 52.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse and disadvantaged intake. Ark Bentworth will suit families looking for a smaller, community-focused primary in Hammersmith and Fulham that delivers above-average KS2 outcomes, has a clear SEND offer, and is popular enough to be oversubscribed. The nursery provision is a bonus for families with younger children.

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