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All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill

Primary · ages 2-11MixedChurch of England282 pupilsNurseryBexhill-on-SeaEast Sussex
School Chooser Score
16
Below
similar schools
Likely range 7 to 36
Out of 100. Better than 25% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
Reached the expected level at 1147%England 63%
Attendance93.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families46%Far more than most schools
PlacesFull282 pupils, 225 places
Pupils per teacher20.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll282Census January 2026

All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Bexhill-on-Sea for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 282 pupils, 57 more than it has places for. About 46 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 16 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 25% of the 50 schools most like it.

All Saints Lane, Sidley, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 5HA01424 219083allsaintsbexhill.orgMr Mike Taylor headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

32 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1147%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level9%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score103.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 37%37%20172018: 32%32%20182019: 43%43%20192023: 52%52%20232024: 53%53%20242025: 47%47%2025
Since 2017: +10%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017East SussexEngland
Pupils tested323231302830
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths47%53%52%43%32%37%61%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths9%3%0%7%0%0%6%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0103.0102.099.097.0100.0105.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0102.0102.0101.096.099.0103.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score101.0100.097.0100.098.0102.0103.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard59%69%61%53%50%63%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard59%63%68%57%32%50%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)66%72%77%77%57%60%
Reading progressReading progress score-2.9-1.7-5.2-2.0
Maths progressMaths progress score-1.6-1.2-5.7-3.8
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged6%53%31%30%18%30%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged88%53%67%50%55%40%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
6%88%
Gap 82 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
36%52%
Gap 16 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%9%
Gap 9 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Full222 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
106% full

The school is full, with 12 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have grown by 5% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 410 m away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 410 m from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year. 45 families put it down as their first choice and 27 of them got in (60%).

EntryPlacesPut it firstApplied at allGot a placeFirst choices who got inHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary3045863060%410 mLA

What a home within 410 m of the school costs

Typical sale price within 410 m of the school£240,000half sold for £175k to £295k
Homes sold61December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district-33%a typical home in the district sells for £360,000

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll282Census January 2026
Places225125% full
Pupils from low-income families37%46% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English5%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support14%38 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%19 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.98 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils38%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)44%£150,350 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls147 / 135
White British pupils89%

Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 15 pupils, for autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in East Sussex with autism provision.

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (38), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), Specific learning difficulty (3), Hearing impairment (2), emotional and mental health (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll282296299302277278
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals37%36%36%35%36%33%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language5%5%4%3%4%4%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support12%11%10%12%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans7%5%5%1%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils3.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.0%7.5%6.7%4.9%4.0%5.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.0%5.5%5.0%3.7%2.7%3.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.0%2.0%1.7%1.2%1.3%1.4%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.3%22.1%20.4%11.9%11.8%11.5%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate3.02.01.70.40.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers12.6full-time equivalent, 15 people
Pupils per teacher20.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants17.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,270
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.22024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,938England £7,738. Total £2.3m
Income per pupil£8,896England £7,697. Total £2.3m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,352England £3,480
Money in reserve6%Not much put by: £142k, £549 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£11kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,938spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m59312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate105 per 1,000 people15% higher than the England average
Typical house price£360,000Rother
Nearest bus stop170 mWhitehouse Avenue, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Glenleigh Park Primary AcademyAcademy730 m334Good 202347Compare
Chantry Community Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles195Good 20235Compare
King Offa Primary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles402Good 202044Compare
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.9 miles420No overall grade 202591Compare
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.2 miles208No overall grade 202572Compare
Little Common SchoolAcademy1.6 miles670Outstanding 202080Compare
Pebsham Primary AcademyAcademy1.6 miles190No overall grade 202539Compare
Crowhurst CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England2.3 miles96Good 202259Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats25%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 16 is 21 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 37 · highest 95100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 16 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 16% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 36. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.19
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 32 pupils
Ofsted inspection0%no data
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.14
DfE progress measure; 32 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
-0.02
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.13
2024/25; 192 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
-0.02
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 32 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill a good school?

The figures are weak. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill scores 16 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 25% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 36, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

How good are All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 47% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 9% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill have?

282 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 225 places, so it is 125% full.

Is All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 410 m away. 45 families put it down as their first choice and 27 of them got in. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill?

Pupils were in school 93.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 19% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill?

The average class had 29.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 38% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has sen unit for autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
All Saints Lane, Sidley, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 5HA
Telephone
01424 219083
Website
www.allsaintsbexhill.org
Headteacher
Mr Mike Taylor
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Chichester
Local authority
East Sussex
Ward
Bexhill Sidley
Constituency
Bexhill and Battle
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
114491 · LAESTAB 8453006 · UKPRN 10071021

Where these figures come from