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Little Common School

Community school · Bexhill-on-Sea · TN39 4SQ

Ages 4–11 · 625 pupils · East Sussex

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.14 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.9%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
546

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.14 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

103

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

87

Total preferences (any rank)
154
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill99%

625 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
625
Boys / girls
323 / 302
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
625 / 630 (99%)
Free school meals
16.8%
FSM pupils
105
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Linda Appleby

Location

Address
Shepherds Close, Little Common Primary School
Postcode
TN39 4SQ
Town
Bexhill-on-Sea
County
East Sussex
Local authority
East Sussex
District
Rother
Constituency
Bexhill and Battle
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, 625 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.8%.

Open schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
15
Primary schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
8
Academies among open schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
53% (8)
Open schools in TN39
7
Primary in TN39
4
Open schools in East Sussex LA
220
Primary in East Sussex LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Bexhill-on-SeaNear TN39

  • Little Common School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bexhill-on-Sea · TN39 4SQ · East Sussex

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM14.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.0 miles away

  • Glenleigh Park Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bexhill-on-Sea · TN39 4ED · East Sussex

    Ages 2–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM41.4%
    • Demand0.86

    1.2 miles away

  • King Offa Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bexhill-on-Sea · TN39 4HS · East Sussex

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM36.9%
    • Demand0.84

    1.3 miles away

  • Chantry Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bexhill-on-Sea · TN40 2AT · East Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM35.9%
    • Demand0.93

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Linda Appleby

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