Brede Primary School
Udimore Road, Broad Oak, Rye, TN31 6DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Knock
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 114389
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424882393
About this school
Brede Primary School is a community primary school in Rye. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 97 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 79% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 93% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 86% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 86% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brede Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brede Primary School compares
Brede Primary School ranked 1st of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 5% | 7.9% | 97 | — |
| Westfield School | 55% | 6% | 24% | 180 | 2.8 miles |
| Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 79% | 4.3% | 20.7% | 159 | 2.8 miles |
| Beckley Church of England Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 15.6% | 83 | 3.0 miles |
| Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 18.9% | 199 | 3.0 miles |
| Staplecross Methodist Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 23.8% | 88 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westfield School2.8 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery2.8 miles
Primary · Rye
-
Beckley Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Rye
-
Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Battle
-
Staplecross Methodist Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Robertsbridge
Other schools in Rye
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rye Community Primary School Primary
- Rye College Secondary
- Frewen College Special schools
- Little Gate College Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Brede Primary School teach?
- Brede Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rye.
- Who is the headteacher of Brede Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brede Primary School is Mrs Julie Knock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brede Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brede Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brede Primary School?
- Brede Primary School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brede Primary School full?
- Brede Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 97 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brede Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brede Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brede Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brede Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brede Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brede Primary School rank locally?
- Brede Primary School ranked 1st of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brede Primary School's absence rate?
- Brede Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brede Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brede Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.