ARK Brunel Primary Academy (Kensington and Chelsea)

Ark Brunel Primary Academy is a vibrant school in diverse North Kensington. We are committed to giving our children the very best start in life and encourage them to 'choose brilliance.' Our values of honesty, enthusiasm, ambition, resilience and talent are at the heart of our work and we integrate the explicit teaching of these values into our curriculum. 

Specialist Resource Base for Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Ark Brunel Speech and Language resource base provides children aged 4-11 years who have speech, language and communication needs the opportunity of accessing the curriculum and social opportunities offered by a mainstream school with the support of teachers and teaching assistants who are specialists in language development and speech and language therapists.  The resource base provides an environment which enables small group learning, direct intervention alongside and/or in addition to regular classroom learning. 

Nursery provision

This school offers nursery provision. Funded places available for eligible children.

This setting is registered to accept the Early Education and Childcare funded hours for:

• 15 hours 3 & 4 year olds (all children)

Wraparound childcare / clubs information:

Breakfast club: Yes

After school club: Yes

The school provides after-school care for its pupils at Barlby Play Centre which is a short walk from the school. Children are collected at the end of the school day in the school playground and escorted on the short walk by a member of the Play Centre team.

Open Monday - Fridays, we welcome all children ages three to eleven years old. The sessions will cost as following:

£6 for 3:30pm-4:30pm
£12 for a full session from 3:30pm to 6pm (including a light, healthy meal)
If you have more than one child attending the provision we will be offering the following sibling rate:

£4 for 3:30pm-4:30pm per child
£8 for a full session from 3:30pm-6pm per child (including a light, healthy meal)
If your child is picked up late from school and has to attend Play Centre for a short period of time e.g. 15-20 minutes there will be a charge of £5. If your child is picked up after 6pm there will be an additional late charge of £12 to cover the additional staffing costs and keeping the building open later.

Registration forms can be obtained from the Ark Brunel school office. Once your child has been registered all queries and enquiries should be directed to the Barlby school office on 020 8969 3988. Payments should also be made in cash to the Barlby school office.

Holiday provision: No

Additional information: 

Ages: 3-11 year old.

Afterschool clubs are also available at the school 3.30-4.15pm. For more informaiton on all the above visit the school website. 

Note: For children attending ARK Brunel Primary Academy only. 

Information correct of September 2023. Please do check the school website regularly for any changes to the wraparound/ after school club provision and for further information.