Rye Community Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Unknown
Address The Grove
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7ND
Phone 01797222825
Reference Number 146826

Rye Community Primary School has made a commendable start since its conversion to an academy within the Aquinas Trust, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to uphold essential values like independence and resilience. Leaders have established a well-structured curriculum that supports pupils’ learning journeys from early years to later stages. Despite previous low attainment in national assessments, current pupils show good progress due to effective teaching methodologies, particularly in reading and mathematics. However, leaders acknowledge the need for sustained efforts to improve attendance, as too many pupils are still not attending regularly enough.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 233
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.65%
Girls: 46.35%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 42.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 12 23
2 15 10 25
3 9 11 20
4 23 17 40
5 10 23 33
6 25 11 36

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88%
White, Other 3.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
White & Asian 1.3%
Indian 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
African 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 28 Feb 2023
Date Report
28 Feb 2023 School inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate high levels of happiness and engagement.
  • Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils, fostering a supportive school community.
  • Curriculum planning effectively reflects the knowledge progression needed across subjects.
  • Strong teaching of early reading and mathematics helps develop confident learners.
  • Behaviour in lessons is generally focused and calm.

Areas for Improvement

  • Persistent absence remains high, impacting educational outcomes.
  • Assessment strategies are not yet well established in some foundation subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 32%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 100
Maths 99

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.1
Writing -0.2
Maths -3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Houghton Green Lane, Playden, Playden Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7PJ
1.23 miles
Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School
Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School, School Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6UW
2.09 miles
St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School
Friars Road, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4ED
2.34 miles
Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery
High Fords, Icklesham, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4BX
3.77 miles
Wittersham Church of England Primary School
The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EA
4.01 miles
Beckley Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Beckley, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6RN
4.56 miles
Name Distance
Rye College
The Grove, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7NQ
0.09 miles
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