Ark Alexandra Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 139821
- Address
- Park Avenue, William Parker Campus, Park Avenue, TN34 2PG
- Website
- http://arkalexandra.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1552 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 13.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.1%
- Persistent absence
- 33.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.2%
White British 72.4%
Unclassified 10.7%
Mixed 5.3%
Other White 4.7%
Other 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.87
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.4
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 100 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Ark Alexandra Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 355
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 419
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 324
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 353 177 176 |
| Year 8 | 336 178 158 |
| Year 9 | 285 156 129 |
| Year 10 | 258 126 132 |
| Year 11 | 260 123 137 |
| Year 12 | 24 11 13 |
| Year 13 | 36 15 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 48.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 10.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 8.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 1.7% |