Academy · East Sussex
Little Common School
- Primary
- Ages 2–11
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match East Sussex council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 101 families put this school as their first choice, and 90 places were offered. 85 of the families who put it first got a place (84%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 90 | 101 | 84% |
| September 2025 | 90 | 84 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 88 | 86 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 11 March 2020. Overall: Outstanding It was inspected as Little Common School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
Short (ungraded) inspection, 4 June 2025: Standards maintained.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Pupils
- 670 (capacity 630)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01424842297
- Address
- Shepherds Close, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4SQ
- Website
- littlecommon.e-sussex.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.