Little Common School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.43 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Little Common School is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Little Common School 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 | 1.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 1.77 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 2.19 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.55 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026: last child offered a place lived 1.43 miles away, the 12th shortest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 101 first-choice applications for 90 offers, which is 1.1 first choices per offer, the 23rd highest of 134 East Sussex primary schools.
- In Reception 2026, 85 offers went to first-choice families, while 16 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
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
- Shepherds Close, Little Common Primary School, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4SQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 670 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils are rightly proud of their school.”
- “Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to achieve highly alongside their peers.”
- “Pupils are supported to strive for excellence in everything that they do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 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) | 68% | 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: 101 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 85 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.
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- King Offa Primary Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chantry Community Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ninfield Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pebsham Primary Academy 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published