Report card · our summaryStrong standard
Ark Castledown Primary Academy
→ StableRanks above 93% of area schools (56 primary schools in East Sussex)
Note Ofsted report cards grade each area separately with no single overall grade. This headline is a School Finder summary of the weakest core area, not an Ofsted grade.
Results & progress
Department for Education data, 2023/24. Progress measures are value-added (how much pupils progressed versus similar pupils nationally) — a fairer signal than raw results, which partly reflect a school’s intake. Progress 8 is not published for later years (those cohorts missed their KS2 baseline in the pandemic).
| Met the expected standard (reading, writing & maths) | 75% |
|---|---|
| Reached the higher standard | 7% |
| Reading progress | — |
| Writing progress | — |
| Maths progress | — |
School details
Academy sponsor ledNursery
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 2–11 |
| Pupils on roll | 403 |
| Sixth form | No |
| Nursery classes | Yes |
| Academy trust | ARK SCHOOLS |
| Setting | Urban |
Inspection history
Ofsted report card — Strong standard
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
Previous framework (overall effectiveness) — Good
| Early years | Good |
|---|---|
| Personal development | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Local house prices
Homes within 1 mile sold for a median of £272,000 (2437 sales in the window).
A neighbourhood indicator from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. It is not a catchment measure and does not imply any link between school quality and house prices.