Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is performing outstandingly across all key areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has successfully built a warm, supportive environment where pupils are encouraged to excel and take on leadership roles, contributing positively to the school's culture. Pupils demonstrate impeccable behavior and a strong sense of responsibility, showcasing pride in their school and their learning.

Strengths

• Strong, supportive relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations lead to exemplary pupil behavior
• Excellent personal development program enhancing diversity and acceptance
• Ambitious and well-organized curriculum tailored to pupil needs
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• High-quality reading program fostering a love of reading
• Diverse extracurricular club offerings engaging all pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.7% of pupils at Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 11 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy received £6,667 and spent £6,529 for each of its 436 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £388,000 (£891 per pupil).

Across all 48 schools of Ark Schools, income was £9,191 and spending £9,015 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in St Leonards-On-Sea · East Sussex local authority: places and applications

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is part of Ark Schools, which runs 48 schools. The nearest others:

• Ark Alexandra Academy Hastings
• Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Hastings
• Ark Castledown Primary Academy Hastings
• Ark Oval Primary Academy Croydon
• Ark Blake Academy Croydon
• Ark Greenwich Free School London
• Ark Evelyn Grace Academy London
• Ark Walworth Academy London
• Ark All Saints Academy London
• Ark Bolingbroke Academy London

What is Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy have?

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy has 435 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy cover?

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy?

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is at Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7LR.