Ark Alexandra Academy
About the school
Ark Alexandra Academy is an open secondary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 June 2026
- Published
- 16 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.6
- East Sussex
- 43.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 40.70%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 65.20%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.90%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.68
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1431
Girls
47.52%
Boys
52.48%
SEN support
14.19%
Education, health and care plan
0.49%
English as an additional language
13.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.76%
Overall absence
8.95
Persistent absence
27.93
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
263
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
8%