Chantry Community Primary School
Barrack Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Reed
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 150494
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424211696
About this school
Chantry Community Primary School is a primary academy in Bexhill-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chantry Community 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Chantry Community Primary School (URN 114427).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
How Chantry Community Primary School compares
Chantry Community Primary School ranked 115th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 6.7% | 33.2% | 195 | — |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 18.6% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| King Offa Primary Academy | 70% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 402 | 0.3 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | 47% | 7% | 47.5% | 282 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 10.6% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Glenleigh Park Primary Academy | 62% | 6% | 41.1% | 334 | 0.9 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)
- 33.17%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 19.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
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King Offa Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
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All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill0.7 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
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Glenleigh Park Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bexhill-on-Sea
Other schools in Bexhill-on-Sea
Chantry Community Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill 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
- 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 ages does Chantry Community Primary School teach?
- Chantry Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Chantry Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chantry Community Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Reed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chantry Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chantry Community 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 Chantry Community Primary School?
- Chantry Community Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chantry Community Primary School full?
- Chantry Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 Chantry Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chantry Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chantry Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chantry Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Chantry Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chantry Community Primary School is part of DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Chantry Community Primary School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Chantry Community Primary School ranked 115th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chantry Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Chantry Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census.
- What are Chantry Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chantry Community 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 3 July 2026.