Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
141022
Address
Little Ridge Avenue, TN37 7LR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
436 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
56.7%
Girls
43.3%
First language not English
9.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.4%
Persistent absence
7.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.5%
Mixed 6.2%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
84
2nd preference
59
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
63
37
26
Year 1
64
35
29
Year 2
62
30
32
Year 3
61
33
28
Year 4
62
38
24
Year 5
61
38
23
Year 6
63
36
27
Year 2024-2025