Ark Blacklands Primary Academy is a primary school located in Hastings. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Osborne Close, Hastings

School Information

Address: Osborne Close, Hastings, TN34 2HU
Website: www.arkblacklandsprimary.org
Telephone: 01424429279
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Natalie Rankin
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141021

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 615
Number of Pupils: 606
Number of Boys: 312
Number of Girls: 294

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.6 to 4.4
Writing
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.2
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.3 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:24%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Osborne Close , TN34 2HU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Baird Primary Academy
Parker Road , TN34 3TH 		3out of 4 946 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Church of England Academy
Horntye Road , TN37 6RT 		3out of 4 1,186 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Castledown Primary Academy
Priory Road , TN34 3QT 		3out of 4 1,469 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Silverdale Primary Academy
Silverdale Primary Academy , TN37 7EA 		3out of 4 1,576 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Alexandra Academy
Park Avenue , William Parker Campus TN34 2PG 		2out of 4 964 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Flagship School
40 Collier Road , TN34 3JR 		- not rated 1,563 yd Free schools special Not Applicable More About School
Torfield School
Croft Road , TN34 3JT 		4out of 4 1,648 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Lansdowne Children's Centre
Care of: Children's Social Services , Ocean House TN37 6LW 		- not rated 2,115 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
Beauchamp Road , TN38 9JU 		4out of 4 2,217 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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