King Offa Primary Academy

King Offa Primary Academy has been recognized for its overall good performance across several areas including the quality of education and leadership. Pupils at the school report high levels of happiness and safety, which is supported by strong parental satisfaction. The school has developed a rich curriculum and maintains high standards for academic achievement, with special emphasis on the support provided to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Despite this positive outlook, some pupils are not retaining knowledge adequately, which needs to be addressed for future success.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and feel safe
• Strong leadership with high expectations for academic achievement
• Ambitious and logically sequenced curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Cultivated a positive reading culture within the school
• Engaging and varied opportunities for personal development

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to remember the knowledge they have been taught
• A few children in early years do not know the expected phonics sounds well enough

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at King Offa Primary Academy attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at King Offa Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 King Offa Primary Academy had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.9% of pupils at King Offa Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 King Offa Primary Academy received £6,423 and spent £6,306 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £226,000 (£549 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Aurora Academies Trust, income was £7,372 and spending £7,352 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bexhill-On-Sea · East Sussex local authority: places and applications

King Offa Primary Academy is part of Aurora Academies Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Glenleigh Park Primary Academy Bexhill-On-Sea
• Heron Park Primary Academy Eastbourne
• Oakwood Primary Academy Eastbourne
• City Academy Whitehawk Brighton
• The Gatwick School Crawley
• Westvale Park Primary Academy Horley

What is King Offa Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King Offa Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was King Offa Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

King Offa Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does King Offa Primary Academy have?

King Offa Primary Academy has 402 pupils on roll.

What age range does King Offa Primary Academy cover?

King Offa Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are King Offa Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is King Offa Primary Academy?

King Offa Primary Academy is at Down Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4HS.