Ark Castledown Primary Academy

State-Funded School

ark-castledown-primary-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Hastings and RyeConstituency

TN34 3QTPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ark Castledown Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 403 pupils. Ark Castledown Primary Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 11 Nov 2025 · published 11 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

403

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 403
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2022	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Oct 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.