Pebsham Primary Academy
School Place, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Benton
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 140411
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424215175
About this school
Pebsham Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bexhill-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 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
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
- 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 | 30 | 25 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 68% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 72% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 56% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Pebsham 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 | 37% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pebsham Primary Academy compares
Pebsham Primary Academy ranked 37th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.9% | 31% | 190 | — |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 10.6% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 18.6% | 420 | 1.1 miles |
| Chantry Community Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 33.2% | 195 | 1.2 miles |
| King Offa Primary Academy | 70% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 402 | 1.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | 47% | 7% | 47.5% | 282 | 1.6 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)
- 31.03%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 16.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
Chantry Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
King Offa Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill1.6 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
Other schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
Pebsham Primary Academy ranks 2nd 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
- 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 Pebsham Primary Academy teach?
- Pebsham Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Pebsham Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Pebsham Primary Academy is Mr Mike Benton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pebsham Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pebsham 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 Pebsham Primary Academy?
- Pebsham Primary Academy has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pebsham Primary Academy full?
- Pebsham Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 on roll (90%), 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 Pebsham Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Pebsham Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Pebsham Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pebsham Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Pebsham Primary Academy?
- Pebsham Primary Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pebsham Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pebsham Primary Academy rank locally?
- Pebsham Primary Academy ranked 37th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pebsham Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Pebsham Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pebsham Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pebsham 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.