Ark Alexandra Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · HASTINGS, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ark Alexandra Academy is a secondary school in HASTINGS, East Sussex for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Ark Alexandra Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 13 of the 22 other East Sussex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 177 first-choice applications for 223 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 46 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 42.6 (England 46).
- The school has 14.6 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in East Sussex is 16.1.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Park Avenue, William Parker Campus, Park Avenue, HASTINGS, TN34 2PG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,315 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils’ wide range of needs are met extremely well by this highly inclusive school.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or with other barriers to their learning are at the very heart of the school’s work.”
- “All pupils are expected to aim high, to achieve well and to take great pride in all that they do.”
To improve
- “In the past, pupils' levels of attendance have been too low, including for specific groups of pupils such as pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 177 first-preference applications, 223 offers in total, 177 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Mulberry Academy Hastings 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Richard's Catholic College 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bexhill High Academy 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Claverham Community College 5.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Robertsbridge Community College 8.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rye College 8.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Catherine's College 12.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published