Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
About the school
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy is an open primary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 March 2023
- Published
- 3 May 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Outstanding
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 92%
- East Sussex
- 61%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 14%
- East Sussex
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 97%
- East Sussex
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 95%
- East Sussex
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 93%
- East Sussex
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 85%
- East Sussex
- 66%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 37%
- East Sussex
- 19%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 95%
- East Sussex
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 110
- East Sussex
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 108
- East Sussex
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- East Sussex
- 103
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
627
Girls
50.40%
Boys
49.60%
SEN support
17.70%
Education, health and care plan
1.44%
English as an additional language
13.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.85%
Overall absence
5.08
Persistent absence
11.4