Ark Alexandra Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Hastings, TN34 2PG
- Distance
- 3.3km away
Mulberry Academy Hastings
Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN
Local ranking20th of 24 secondary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 13 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 139
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 808
- Boys
- 442 (53%)
- Girls
- 391 (47%)
- Capacity
- 900 (93% full)
- SEND
- 26.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.8%
- EAL
- 5.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 24.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,951/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 85.5%
- Mixed Other: 3.5%
- Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- White Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Black African: 0.9%
85.5%
White British
3.5%
Mixed Other
1.8%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136401
- UKPRN
- 10032387
- Establishment No.
- 4612
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
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