Ark Soane Academy
Gunnersbury Lane, London, W3 8EA
874 pupils · 73% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 55.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 March 2024, published 28 August 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 189 | 151 | 510 | 181 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 195 | 119 | 477 | 195 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 176 | 92 | 392 | 171 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 179 | 119 | 420 | 175 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 180 | 81 | 375 | 171 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Twyford Church of England High School 0.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Ark Acton Academy 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls 1.3 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Ealing Fields Church of England High School 2.8 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Phoenix Academy 2.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.