Little Common School | Primary in Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Little Common School

Primary

Rother · Bexhill-on-Sea · TN39 4SQ http://www.littlecommon.e-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
670
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
3 Jun 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
5 Oct 2023
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Rother. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
68%
LA
61%
England
63%
RWM higher
11%
LA
6%
England
8%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
30%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
622
cap. 630
622620617
'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
LA AVG 20.49:1
23.822.721.6
'24'25
EAL
3%
LA AVG 7.55%
3%3%2%
'24'25
FSM eligible
16%
LA AVG 23.2%
17%16%16%
'24'25
SEN
10%
LA AVG 18.41%
11%11%10%
'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%5%
'24'25
Persistent absence
12%
LA
15%
England
13%
13%12%12%
'24'25

Overview

AddressShepherds Close, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4SQ
Telephone01424842297
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5805 spend / pupil£6150 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2568%11%622
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2580%44%80%17%78%28%89%73%107.0105.0106.010%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Jul 2023 (was URN 114429)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2023/2471%12%617
2022/2381%11%+1.90+2.20+0.90625
2018/1969%19%+0.30+2.40+2.30608
2017/1881%19%+1.30+0.60+2.10615
2016/1779%12%+1.00+0.50+2.20614

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2562223.810%3%16%5%12%
2023/2461721.611%2%17%6%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.