King Offa Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Down Road
Bexhill-on-Sea
East Sussex
TN39 4HS
Phone 01424211548
Reference Number 138400

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.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 423
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.12%
Girls: 49.88%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 27 53
2 25 34 59
3 27 31 58
4 35 24 59
5 35 24 59
6 30 30 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.6%
Indian 3.3%
African 3.1%
White, Other 2.4%
White & Asian 2.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 15 Jan 2020
Date Report
23 Apr 2025 School inspection
15 Jan 2020 School inspection:
20 Jun 2018 Short inspection
07 May 2014 Full inspection:
19 Mar 2013 Monitoring visit

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

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.6
Writing -0.5
Maths -2.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 24 0
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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