# Ark Brunel Primary Academy

Ark Brunel Primary Academy is a primary school in Kensington and Chelsea, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 163 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139645. [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 163
- Council: Kensington and Chelsea
- URN: 139645

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Ark Brunel Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 75% in Kensington and Chelsea and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kensington and Chelsea | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 75% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 19% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 108 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-marys-catholic-primary-school-e100499): 110 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e100492): 300 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queen's Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-primary-school-e101120): 320 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-kensington-queensmill-academy-e148562): 330 m. Special. Good (overall), October 2023
- [Bales College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bales-college-e101181): 380 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-marylebone-church-of-england-bridge-school-e139600): 380 m. Special. Improved significantly, April 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139645)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139645)

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