Little Common School, Bexhill-on-Sea

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include badminton, cooking, art and sewing.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Little Common School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in East Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

For September 2026 entry, 101 families put Little Common School as their first choice and 153 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Little Common School are Glenleigh Park Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 75% maths); King Offa Primary Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 82% maths); All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill (1.6 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths); and Chantry Community Primary School (1.6 miles, 52% reading, 68% maths).

Little Common School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Little Common School is one of 28 schools run by Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

122 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Little Common School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).

14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 114 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 15 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Cooden Beach Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wheatsheaf (w-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 41 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65).

In 2024/25, Little Common School issued 15 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.