What is Ark Alexandra Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ark Alexandra Academy received a Requires improvement rating from Ofsted following its 2024 inspection.

What do parents say about Ark Alexandra Academy?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 182 responses): 43% of parents would recommend Ark Alexandra Academy.

What are Ark Alexandra Academy's latest exam results?

Ark Alexandra Academy: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 42.4. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Ark Alexandra Academy located?

Ark Alexandra Academy is a secondary school in HASTINGS, East Sussex (TN34 2PG).

How many pupils attend Ark Alexandra Academy?

Ark Alexandra Academy has around 1,431 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Ark Alexandra Academy with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Ark Alexandra Academy

Park Avenue, William Parker Campus, HASTINGS, TN34 2PG

Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Feb 2024

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

42.4school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

42.4

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

20.2%

Basics 9-5

40.3%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

42.4

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	38.4	46.4
2023/24	38.4	46.4
2024/25	42.4	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.87	0.00
2023/24	-0.79	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

19.9%

EBacc APS

3.66

EBacc 9-5

14.5%

EBacc 9-4

19.0%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2023/24

APS per Entry

N/A

A*-A Grades

23.3%

A*-B Grades

60.5%

AAB+ %

N/A

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Outstanding

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