King Offa Primary AcademyLittle Common School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Summary of the comparison

King Offa Primary Academy and Little Common School are primary schools in Bexhill-on-Sea.

  • King Offa Primary Academy scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Little Common School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Little Common School is ahead on our composite score.

  • King Offa Primary Academy was judged Good and Little Common School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for King Offa Primary Academy and 68.0% for Little Common School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at King Offa Primary Academy (49.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

King Offa Primary Academy versus Little Common School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bexhill-on-SeaKing Offa Primary AcademyBexhill-on-SeaLittle Common SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking87th of 136 in East Sussex 74th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll423 622
Capacity458 630
LocationBexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4SQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census423 622
Free school meals (ever 6)34.4% 16.1%
English as an additional language8.7% 3.2%
SEN support15.6% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.7% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.5% 12.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

King Offa Primary Academy

Little Common School

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