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EnglandSouth EastHastingsTN37 7LRArk Little Ridge Primary Academy
Primary

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

Primary

Hastings · St Leonards-on-Sea · TN37 7LR www.arklittleridgeprimary.org

Pupils
436
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 10/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
-5pp
81%77%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
11%
0pp
16%12%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
436
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LR
Local authority
East Sussex
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%11%84%26%82%16%79%29%85%74%106.0106.0105.019%436
2023/2478%11%83%37%86%17%83%32%89%79%108.0107.0107.014%435
2022/2375%8%88%38%82%15%85%38%85%78%109.0106.0104.0+2.00+0.10+1.4010%429
2018/1981%16%84%30%89%27%92%30%90%87%106.0107.0109.0+1.10+1.90+1.408%424
2017/1879%8%84%22%86%22%81%33%87%83%106.0106.0108.0+1.30+2.20+2.20430
2016/1755%4%55%11%79%8%75%17%79%66%100.0102.0104.0-1.40+2.10+0.8012%417

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543621.919%10%24%4%6%
2023/2443522.014%8%22%5%10%
2022/2342922.110%6%21%5%9%
2021/2243123.78%7%17%5%8%
2020/2142923.88%6%15%
2018/1942421.98%7%11%3%4%
2017/1823.94%8%
2016/1741723.112%8%14%4%10%

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