Ryarsh Primary School
Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 5LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Childs
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 118310
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732870600
About this school
Ryarsh Primary School is a community primary school in West Malling. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 70% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 13% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 90% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 80% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Ryarsh 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ryarsh Primary School compares
Ryarsh Primary School ranked 112th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.8% | 11% | 209 | — |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase | 76% | 3.5% | 9.4% | 230 | 0.7 miles |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | 60% | 5.5% | 31.4% | 191 | 1.4 miles |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | 81% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 211 | 1.4 miles |
| Offham Primary School | 59% | 5.3% | 9% | 201 | 1.6 miles |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 15.3% | 183 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 6.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase0.7 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp1.4 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Offham Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
More Park Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
Other schools in West Malling
Ryarsh Primary School ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in West Malling.
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primary
- Offham Primary School Primary
- The Discovery School Primary
- Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primary
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary
- The Malling School Secondary
- The Rosewood School Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ryarsh Primary School teach?
- Ryarsh Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Malling.
- Who is the headteacher of Ryarsh Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ryarsh Primary School is Mr Daniel Childs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ryarsh Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ryarsh 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 Ryarsh Primary School?
- Ryarsh Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ryarsh Primary School full?
- Ryarsh Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Ryarsh Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ryarsh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ryarsh Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ryarsh Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ryarsh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ryarsh Primary School rank locally?
- Ryarsh Primary School ranked 112th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ryarsh Primary School's absence rate?
- Ryarsh Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ryarsh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ryarsh 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 30 June 2026.