Community school · Southwark

Rye Oak Primary School

2–11Ages
265Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134903URN

Whorlton Road, London, SE15 3PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 below Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

59 applications for 26 places · 40th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

10 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Southwark median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

59 applications · 26 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.3; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 3.0; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 2.7; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 3.1; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.6; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 2.5; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 2.0; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 2.3; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 2.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 2.7; Southwark median median 3.0

This school
Southwark median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	59	2.3	19	0.73
Sep 2025	24	72	3.0	23	0.96
Sep 2024	18	48	2.7	16	0.89
Sep 2023	22	68	3.1	21	0.95
Sep 2022	28	74	2.6	28	1.00
Sep 2021	26	78	3.0	20	0.77
Sep 2020	38	95	2.5	32	0.84
Sep 2019	50	109	2.2	39	0.78
Sep 2018	44	115	2.6	39	0.89
Sep 2017	53	108	2.0	49	0.92
Sep 2016	48	109	2.3	32	0.67
Sep 2015	56	147	2.6	59	1.05
Sep 2014	57	154	2.7	55	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 64% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%59th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southwark median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	3%	102	104
2023/24	63%	2%	103	103
2022/23	63%	3%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rye Oak Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Bellenden Primary School
0.3 km · Southwark

Good2024

3.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Belham Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hollydale Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
John Donne Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2025

6.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Edmund Waller Primary School
1.2 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Southwark

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134903 · 210/3670
Capacity: 420 pupils · 265 on roll
Free school meals: 51.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2005
Replaced: Peckham Rye Primary School (URN 100806)
Address: Whorlton Road, London, SE15 3PD
Local authority: Southwark

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources