Ark Blacklands Primary Academy | School performance

92%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

627

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

92%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

627

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

92%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

627

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEast Sussex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Blacklands Primary Academy · Primary · East Sussex

Part ofARK SCHOOLS

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

92%

+6pp

92%85%78%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 92%

RWM higher standard

14%

-2pp

24%18%11%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

97%

Reading higher standard

53%

Writing expected standard

95%

Writing higher standard

25%

Maths expected standard

93%

Maths higher standard

38%

Science expected standard

95%

SPAG expected standard

85%

SPAG higher standard

37%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

627

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Osborne Close, Hastings, TN34 2HU

Local authority

East Sussex

Website

www.arkblacklandsprimary.org

Telephone

01424429279

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	92%	14%	97%	53%	95%	25%	93%	38%	95%	85%	110.0	108.0	107.0	—	—	—	19%	627
2023/24	86%	16%	92%	48%	90%	26%	90%	42%	89%	74%	109.0	107.0	105.0	—	—	—	13%	616
2022/23	85%	11%	93%	46%	91%	24%	90%	37%	90%	83%	109.0	107.0	105.0	+2.50	+1.60	+1.20	12%	629
2018/19	78%	24%	81%	45%	91%	28%	88%	41%	85%	81%	108.0	107.0	108.0	+3.00	+1.90	+1.50	6%	583
2017/18	85%	21%	88%	41%	91%	25%	88%	41%	88%	91%	107.0	108.0	108.0	+4.00	+3.40	+5.40	—	561
2016/17	74%	11%	80%	31%	86%	12%	84%	36%	88%	85%	106.0	106.0	107.0	+3.10	+1.70	+4.30	4%	551

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	627	23.2	19%	13%	22%	5%	11%
2023/24	616	22.8	13%	3%	23%	6%	16%
2022/23	629	24.2	12%	2%	24%	5%	13%
2021/22	623	23.2	8%	0%	22%	6%	14%
2020/21	606	21.0	6%	7%	22%	—	—
2018/19	583	18.8	6%	6%	19%	4%	7%
2017/18	—	21.8	—	—	—	4%	10%
2016/17	551	22.0	4%	4%	20%	4%	11%