Glenleigh Park Primary Academy
Gunters Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Libby Barnard
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aurora Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 334
- URN
- 138392
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424213611
About this school
Glenleigh Park Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bexhill-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 334 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 75% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 62% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Glenleigh Park Primary Academy 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 | 64% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 397 |
| 2023/24 | 381 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glenleigh Park Primary Academy compares
Glenleigh Park Primary Academy ranked 72nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6% | 41.1% | 334 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | 47% | 7% | 47.5% | 282 | 0.4 miles |
| King Offa Primary Academy | 70% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 402 | 0.8 miles |
| Chantry Community Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 33.2% | 195 | 0.9 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 18.6% | 420 | 1.2 miles |
| Little Common School | 68% | 5.2% | 16.1% | 670 | 1.2 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)
- 41.11%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 17.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill0.4 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
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King Offa Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
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Chantry Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
Little Common School1.2 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
Other schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
Glenleigh Park Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- King Offa Primary Academy Primary
- Little Common School Primary
- Pebsham Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter and St Paul CofE 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 year groups does Glenleigh Park Primary Academy teach?
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Glenleigh Park Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Glenleigh Park Primary Academy is Ms Libby Barnard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glenleigh Park Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenleigh Park Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Glenleigh Park Primary Academy?
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy has 334 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Glenleigh Park Primary Academy full?
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy has capacity for 390 pupils and 334 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Glenleigh Park Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Glenleigh Park Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Glenleigh Park Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Glenleigh Park Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Glenleigh Park Primary Academy?
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy is part of AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Glenleigh Park Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glenleigh Park Primary Academy rank locally?
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy ranked 72nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glenleigh Park Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Glenleigh Park Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenleigh Park Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenleigh Park Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.