Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Primary schoolArk Blacklands Primary Academy is a primary school in Hastings, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 623 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 8 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 92% of pupils at Ark Blacklands Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Mulberry Baird PrimaryPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Ark Alexandra AcademySecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
- St Paul's Church of England AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Ark Castledown Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- The Flagship SchoolSpecial. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met1.4 km
- Mulberry Silverdale PrimaryPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hastings
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).