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Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Osborne Close, Freshwater Avenue, Hastings TN34 2HU · arkblacklandsprimary.org · 01424 429279
On the mapSearch near TN34 2HU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 92%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 623
- 99% of 630 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 88 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 88 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 83 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲92% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ark Blacklands Primary Academy was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 99
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (17%) with SEND