9 , ▁the ▁a cademy ▁had ▁been ▁led ▁by ▁four ▁Princi p als . ▁Mr ▁Daniel ▁Hat ley ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁principal ▁of ▁Ark ▁William ▁Parker , ▁however , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁by ▁East ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁Council ▁of ▁William ▁Parker ▁Sports ▁College ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁school ' s ▁conversion ▁into ▁a ▁Sp ons ored ▁Academy . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Associ ate ▁Princi pal ▁and , ▁finally , ▁the ▁Princi pal ▁again ▁of ▁Ark ▁W Il li am ▁Parker . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Of sted ▁pra ised ▁the ▁' Sch ool ▁leaders , ▁govern ors ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy ▁trust ' ▁for ▁' f oc using ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁things ' ▁leading ▁to ▁' al ready ▁encourag ing ▁signs ▁of ▁improvement .' ▁However , ▁the ▁a cademy ▁still ▁maintained ▁its ▁Re qu ires ▁Im prov ement ▁jud g ement . ▁▁ ▁While ▁the ▁final ▁results ▁of ▁Ark ▁William ▁Parker ▁moved ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁( 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 ), ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁contin ually ▁performed ▁below ▁the ▁government ' s ▁floor ▁standards . ▁Att endance , ▁however , ▁had ▁improved ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁the ▁joint ▁highest ▁in ▁East ▁Sus sex . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 , ▁Ark ▁William ▁Parker ▁achieved ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁results ▁in ▁H ast ings ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁Progress ▁ 8 ▁score ▁finishing ▁above ▁the ▁largest ▁academ ies ▁in ▁H ast