Rye Oak Primary School

Rye Oak Primary School has demonstrated a good level of overall effectiveness across various domains, showing that it creates a safe and positive environment for its pupils. Leaders have high expectations for behavior and learning, resulting in happy students who embrace school values and engage in a rich curriculum. Notable strengths include a strong focus on early reading and language skills, as well as inclusive practices for pupils with special educational needs. The supportive atmosphere fosters resilience and teamwork among students, making the school a welcoming place for all.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupils' behavior and learning.
• Safe and positive school environment.
• Rich curriculum with a focus on diversity and individual identities.
• Strong emphasis on early reading and language skills.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Opportunities for personal development and teamwork.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupils’ prior learning affecting readiness for new content.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Rye Oak Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Rye Oak Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Rye Oak Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 31.3% of pupils at Rye Oak Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 15.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Rye Oak Primary School received £12,616 and spent £12,789 for each of its 251 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £333,000 (£1,328 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Rye Oak Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rye Oak Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Rye Oak Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rye Oak Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Rye Oak Primary School have?

Rye Oak Primary School has 265 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rye Oak Primary School cover?

Rye Oak Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Rye Oak Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rye Oak Primary School?

Rye Oak Primary School is at Whorlton Road, London, SE15 3PD.