Academy · East Sussex
Ark Alexandra Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Church of England
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match East Sussex council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 177 families put this school as their first choice, and 223 places were offered. 177 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 223 | 177 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 229 | 172 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 355 | 419 | 77% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Boom Active Hastings Ark Alexandra. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 16 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- 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
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 20 February 2024. Overall: Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1315 (capacity 1800)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Academy trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Phone
- 01424439888
- Address
- Park Avenue, William Parker Campus, HASTINGS, TN34 2PG
- Website
- arkalexandra.org
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.