King Offa Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
King Offa Primary Academy is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
King Offa Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 49 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 134 East Sussex primary schools; every applicant was offered a place.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 22 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 34.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
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
- Down Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 402 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to be part of this inclusive school community.”
- “They work hard in lessons, rising to meet the high expectations of staff.”
- “As a result, they achieve well.”
To improve
- “In some areas of the wider curriculum, however, these checks are not as consistently sharp.”
- “This means that staff do not routinely have the same understanding about what pupils know or where they need more help.”
- “This is not the case across some areas of the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 27 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Chantry Community Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Common School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pebsham Primary Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crowhurst CofE Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published