St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School
Buckhurst Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Hamill
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 114564
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424211073
About this school
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 92% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 95% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 83% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School compares
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School ranked 11th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.2% | 18.6% | 420 | — |
| Chantry Community Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 33.2% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| King Offa Primary Academy | 70% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 402 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 10.6% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | 47% | 7% | 47.5% | 282 | 0.9 miles |
| Pebsham Primary Academy | 71% | 4.9% | 31% | 190 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.62%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 10.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chantry Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
King Offa Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill0.9 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
Pebsham Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
Other schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Primary
- King Offa Primary Academy Primary
- Little Common School Primary
- Pebsham Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Primary
- Bexhill High Academy Secondary
- St Richard's Catholic College Secondary
- Bexhill College 16 plus
- Bexhill Independent Special School Special schools
- East Sussex Skills Academy Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School teach?
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School is Mrs Angela Hamill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School?
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School full?
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School ranked 11th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.