# Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is a primary school in Hastings, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 435 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141022. [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 435
- Council: Hastings
- URN: 141022

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 73% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hollington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollington-primary-school-e150267): 1 km. Primary. Inadequate (overall), July 2022, before the school changed, special measures. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-school-part-of-the-sabden-multi-academy-trust-e142151): 1.1 km. Special. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Ark Alexandra Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-alexandra-academy-e139821): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mulberry Silverdale Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mulberry-silverdale-primary-e141713): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Claremont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claremont-school-e114640): 1.5 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Churchwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchwood-primary-school-e141261): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141022)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141022)

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