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Rye Community Primary School

2–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146826URN

The Grove, Rye, TN31 7ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.9 below East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

27 applications for 21 places · 102nd of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 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

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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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 below East Sussex median (2.2) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.3; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 1.2; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.1; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 1.0; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 1.2; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.1; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.1; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.0; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the East Sussex median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
East Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Rye Community Primary School (URN 141807), Rye Community Primary School (URN 135299), the previous school.

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	21	27	1.3	20	0.95
Sep 2025	22	27	1.2	20	0.91
Sep 2024	26	30	1.2	24	0.92
Sep 2023	24	27	1.1	22	0.92
Sep 2022	26	27	1.0	24	0.92
Sep 2021	25	29	1.2	24	0.96
Sep 2020	39	45	1.2	39	1.00
Sep 2019	32	38	1.2	30	0.94
Sep 2018 *	52	61	1.2	52	1.00
Sep 2017 *	50	57	1.1	46	0.92
Sep 2016 *	43	50	1.2	41	0.95
Sep 2015 *	55	59	1.1	51	0.93
Sep 2014 *	50	52	1.0	45	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 43% · Writing 57% · Maths 46% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%123rd of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard43%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard8%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	32%	3%	100	99
2023/24	53%	0%	102	102
2022/23	39%	6%	104	101

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 Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · East Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · East Sussex

Good2024

1.9applications per place
St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School
3.8 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery
6.1 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Wittersham Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Beckley Church of England Primary School
7.4 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brookland Church of England Primary School
8.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Brede Primary School
9.1 km · East Sussex

2026

2.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146826 · 845/2026
Trust: Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 50.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Rye Community Primary School (URN 141807); Rye Community Primary School (URN 135299)
Address: The Grove, Rye, TN31 7ND
Local authority: East Sussex · Rother

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