Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Head of School
- Mrs Kate Woolley
- Sponsor
- ARK Schools
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- URN
- 141022
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424752266
About this school
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is a primary academy in St Leonards-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 435 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 63 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 78% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy compares
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy ranked 25th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.2% | 23.6% | 435 | — |
| Hollington Primary School | 35% | 9% | 64.6% | 264 | 0.6 miles |
| Mulberry Silverdale Primary | 60% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 618 | 0.8 miles |
| Churchwood Primary School | 46% | 7.4% | 40.9% | 241 | 1.0 miles |
| Ark Blacklands Primary Academy | 92% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 623 | 1.3 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Academy | 72% | 5.9% | 38.3% | 634 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 10 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report13 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.62%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 5.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hollington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St. Leonards-on-Sea
-
Mulberry Silverdale Primary0.8 miles
Primary · St Leonards-On-Sea
-
Churchwood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Hastings
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St Paul's Church of England Academy1.5 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
Other schools in St Leonards-on-Sea
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Churchwood Primary School Primary
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary Primary
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary Primary
- Robsack Wood Primary School Primary
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Church of England Academy Primary
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards Secondary
- Lansdowne Children's Centre Other types
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) Academies
- Saxon Mount School Academies
- Claremont School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy teach?
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Who is the head of school of Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is Mrs Kate Woolley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy?
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy has 435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy full?
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 435 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy?
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy ranked 25th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.