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Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 7LR · arklittleridgeprimary.org · 01424 752266
On the mapSearch near TN37 7LR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 435
- 15 over 420 places · 104%
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 60% 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 | 60 | 95 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 84 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 50 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 10 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (151 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 151
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (22%) with SEND