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Ark Castledown Primary Academy

Primary

Hastings · Hastings · TN34 3QT http://www.arkcastledown.org

Pupils
403
cap. 480
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

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Other Ofsted reports

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Admissions

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This school is in Hastings. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
78%
+3pp
LA
61%
England
63%
78%76%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
8%
+1pp
LA
6%
England
8%
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
20%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
396
cap. 480
415389363
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
LA AVG 20.49:1
28.423.618.9
'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
25%
LA AVG 7.55%
25%19%14%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
58%
LA AVG 23.2%
61%59%56%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
24%
LA AVG 18.41%
25%19%12%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
7%6%6%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
19%
LA
15%
England
13%
24%20%16%
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressPriory Road, Hastings, TN34 3QT
Telephone01424444046
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6616 spend / pupil£7285 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2578%8%396
2023/2475%7%415
2022/2375%4%-2.20-1.80-2.50387
2018/1973%5%+0.90+1.80+1.60393
2017/1873%0%+2.40+0.60+2.70426
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school
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YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2580%29%84%16%82%22%88%71%104.0104.0103.024%
2023/2480%29%88%11%82%21%88%57%106.0105.0102.022%
2022/2376%24%82%4%78%20%75%64%105.0103.0101.025%
2018/1975%20%88%8%85%15%88%61%103.0104.0101.08%
2017/1884%27%86%0%80%18%86%68%105.0104.0102.0
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

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.

Became an academy 1 Apr 2017 (was URN 114474)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2016/1727%0%-2.60-4.20-4.70445

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539621.524%25%58%6%19%
2023/2441522.222%21%57%7%19%
2022/2338720.725%16%58%6%16%
2021/2236318.924%14%61%6%17%
2020/2136619.012%15%56%
2018/1939320.98%11%53%6%16%
2017/1828.47%24%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.