Ark Franklin Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Outstanding leadership and management have secured significant improvement throughout the school since it joined the Ark multi-academy trust three years ago. The headteacher's determined and clear leadership, combined with a strong sense of moral purpose, ensure that no time is wasted in improving pupils' outcomes. Strong provision in the early years gets children off to a good start with outcomes at the end of the Reception year having risen sharply.

Outcomes at the end of key stage 1 have risen to be above average from a very low starting point at the time when the school joined the trust. Pupils' outcomes at the end of key stage 2 have been mor...e resistant to improvement as a result of the legacy of poor teaching pupils experienced in the predecessor school. Pupils currently on roll are making strong progress.

The quality of teaching is good. Teachers are highly reflective about their practice and undertake regular training within and beyond the school. Governance provides exceptionally well-balanced support and challenge to school leaders.

The trust's oversight of, and support for, the school has played a significant part in the rapid improvement seen in the quality of teaching and to pupils' outcomes. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They relate well to one another, with effective relationships between staff and pupils exemplifying the school's value of 'respect'.

Parents hold the school in high regard. They share the school's confidence that standards are rising and that their children are well supported. Parents are overwhelmingly of the view that their children are safe in school.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Inconsistencies in how well teachers assess pupils' understanding during lessons result in pupils not always making the progress of which they are capable. Attendance, although rising, is too low. In some year groups, the gap between the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and that of others is too wide.

Information about this school

The school became part of the Ark multi-academy trust in September 2013. Its predecessor school, Kensal Rise Primary School, was judged to be inadequate in November 2012. The school is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is above average. The school runs a breakfast club each weekday morning before school. Fewer pupils are identified as having special educational needs or disability than average.

Significantly more pupils than seen nationally speak English as an additional language. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

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