Ark Franklin Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.03 miles
Sibling · Published by Brent Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Ark Franklin Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Brent for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ark Franklin Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.03 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 3.42 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.37 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.03 miles, for children with a brother or sister at the school.
- Reception 2026 drew 143 first-choice applications for 90 offers: 1.6 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 51 Brent primary schools.
- Of the 2026 Reception offers, 86 went to first-choice families; 57 first-choice families (40%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 96% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 35% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Harvist Road, London, NW6 6HJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 663 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils access an exceptional education at this school.”
- “The school aims incredibly high for what it wants pupils to achieve, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils meet these expectations, as shown in the remarkable outcomes they secure in external assessments.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 96% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 143 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 86 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brent.
- Princess Frederica CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Salusbury Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Islamia Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Malorees Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Carlton Vale Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Kilburn Park School Foundation 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- North West London Jewish Day School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published