Academy sponsor led · East Sussex

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

4–11Ages
435Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141022URN

Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.7 above East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

172 applications for 60 places · 10th of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

10 October 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
13 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 above East Sussex median (2.2) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

172 applications · 60 places offered · 95 named it first

2026 2.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 2.8; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 2.4; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 2.2; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 2.1; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 1.7; East Sussex median median 2.0
2016 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.8
2015 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.7
2014 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
East Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Little Ridge Community Primary School (URN 114481), 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	60	172	2.9	95	1.58
Sep 2025	60	169	2.8	84	1.40
Sep 2024	60	146	2.4	78	1.30
Sep 2023	60	116	1.9	50	0.83
Sep 2022	60	132	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2021	60	136	2.3	75	1.25
Sep 2020	60	123	2.1	56	0.93
Sep 2019	59	105	1.8	54	0.92
Sep 2018	60	136	2.3	82	1.37
Sep 2017	59	98	1.7	49	0.83
Sep 2016	60	105	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2015	60	95	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2014 *	60	94	1.6	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 82% · Maths 79% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%24th of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard26%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	11%	106	106
2023/24	78%	11%	108	107
2022/23	75%	8%	109	106

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 Little Ridge Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hollington Primary School
1.0 km · East Sussex

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Silverdale Primary
1.3 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Churchwood Primary School
1.7 km · East Sussex

Good2022

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
2.1 km · East Sussex

Remains Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Academy
2.5 km · East Sussex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy
2.5 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Robsack Wood Primary School
2.6 km · East Sussex

Good2022

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Baird Primary
2.9 km · East Sussex

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141022 · 845/2013
Trust: Ark Schools
Capacity: 420 pupils · 435 on roll
Free school meals: 23.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Little Ridge Community Primary School (URN 114481)
Address: Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LR
Local authority: East Sussex · Hastings

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources