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Ark Castledown Primary Academy

Primary Academy school in Hastings TN34 3QT

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  • School Reference Number: 144083
  • Address: Priory Road, Hastings TN34 3QT
  • Headteacher: Miss Rebecca Stewart
  • Telephone: 01424 444046
  • Website: arkcastledown.org
  • Managing Organisation: ARK Schools
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 480
  • Local Education Authority: East Sussex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2017* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 23/11/2021

Rating published on 19/01/2022

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
23 November 2021 20 January 2022 School inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number144083
Local Authority Code845
Local Authority NameEast Sussex
Establishment Number2025
School / College NameArk Castledown Primary Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2017
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low2
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity480
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils415
Number of Boys219
Number of Girls196
Percentage Free School Meals52.80
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2157
Academy trust or TrustARK SCHOOLS
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorARK Schools
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10064728
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetPriory Road
Locality
Address3
TownHastings
County (name)East Sussex
PostcodeTN34 3QT
Websitehttp://www.arkcastledown.org
Telephone01424444046
Headteacher/Principal titleMiss
Headteacher/Principal first nameRebecca
Headteacher/Principal last nameStewart
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000062
DistrictHastings
Ward CodeE05011214
WardTressell
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001274
Parliamentary ConstituencyHastings and Rye
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000011
Easting582493
Northing110261
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Hastings 007
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Hastings 007E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code914
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) East Sussex
Previous establishment number2152
Country
UPRN100062572415
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004374
LSOA CodeE01021014
Free School Meals219
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN144083
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/144083
LAESTAB8452025
School nameArk Castledown Primary Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2017
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityEast Sussex
Parliamentary constituencyHastings and Rye
Multi-academy trust UID2157
Multi-academy trust nameARK SCHOOLS
Academy sponsor UID2156
Academy sponsor nameARK Schools
PostcodeTN34 3QT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils415
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10203173
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date23/11/2021
Publication date19/01/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection144083
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8452025
School name at time of latest graded inspectionArk Castledown Primary Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS426433
Previous inspection start date19/09/2013
Previous publication date11/10/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection114474
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8452152
School name at time of previous graded inspectionCastledown Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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