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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 1 November 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry184 applications · 90 places offered · 88 named it first
- 2026 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2022 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2021 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2019 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2018 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2017 1.7; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2016 1.4; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2015 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2014 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- East Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Blacklands Primary School (URN 114456), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 90 | 184 | 2.0 | 88 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 90 | 163 | 1.8 | 84 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 89 | 165 | 1.9 | 83 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 90 | 183 | 2.0 | 102 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 160 | 1.8 | 95 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 89 | 160 | 1.8 | 91 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 90 | 153 | 1.7 | 85 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 90 | 164 | 1.8 | 98 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2018 | 90 | 170 | 1.9 | 100 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2017 | 89 | 152 | 1.7 | 85 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 90 | 123 | 1.4 | 75 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 85 | 146 | 1.7 | 73 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 * | 75 | 170 | 2.3 | 85 | 1.13 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 97% · Writing 95% · Maths 93% → all three 92% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- East Sussex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 92% | 14% | 110 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 16% | 109 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 85% | 11% | 109 | 107 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ark Blacklands Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20232.0applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · East SussexRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · East SussexRemains Good · improving20241.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · East Sussex20251.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · East SussexRemains Good20231.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · East SussexStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · East SussexRemains Good20242.5applications per place
- 1.7 km · East SussexRemains Good2023
- 1.9 km · East SussexStandards maintained20252.2applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141021 · 845/2012
- Trust
- Ark Schools
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 623 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Blacklands Primary School (URN 114456)
- Address
- Osborne Close, Freshwater Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2HU
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Hastings
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources