King Offa Primary Academy
Down Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Towner
- 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
- 458
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 138400
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424211548
About this school
King Offa Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bexhill-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 402 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 62% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 72% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 71% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 King Offa 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 | 49% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Offa Primary Academy compares
King Offa Primary Academy ranked 41st of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 402 | — |
| Chantry Community Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 33.2% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 18.6% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | 47% | 7% | 47.5% | 282 | 0.7 miles |
| Glenleigh Park Primary Academy | 62% | 6% | 41.1% | 334 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 10.6% | 208 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.43%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 14.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chantry Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill0.7 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
Glenleigh Park Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
Other schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
King Offa Primary Academy ranks 3rd 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
- 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 King Offa Primary Academy teach?
- King Offa Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of King Offa Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of King Offa Primary Academy is Mr James Towner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Offa Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Offa 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 King Offa Primary Academy?
- King Offa Primary Academy has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is King Offa Primary Academy full?
- King Offa Primary Academy has capacity for 458 pupils and 402 on roll (88%), 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 King Offa Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. King Offa Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does King Offa Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King Offa Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs King Offa Primary Academy?
- King Offa 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 King Offa Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Offa Primary Academy rank locally?
- King Offa Primary Academy ranked 41st of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Offa Primary Academy's absence rate?
- King Offa Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Offa Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Offa 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.