Ark Castledown Primary Academy
Primary schoolArk Castledown Primary Academy is a primary school in Hastings, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 403 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 11 November 2025
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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, 78% of pupils at Ark Castledown Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 78% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Torfield SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, February 2023170 m
- The Flagship SchoolSpecial. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met170 m
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023430 m
- Mulberry Baird PrimaryPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Dudley Infant AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025640 m
- All Saints CofE Junior AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
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).