Rake CofE Primary School
London Road, Rake, Liss, GU33 7JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr David Bertwistle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Federation
- Downland Village Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 125989
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01730892126
About this school
Rake CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Liss. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 91 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 63% | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 81% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 75% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 81% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Rake CofE 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 25% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rake CofE Primary School compares
Rake CofE Primary School ranked 185th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 25% | 7.2% | 13.6% | 91 | — |
| Liss Junior School | 66% | 5.9% | 27.2% | 176 | 1.8 miles |
| Liss Infant School | — | 6.3% | 17.8% | 85 | 1.8 miles |
| Hollycombe Primary School | 35% | 7.3% | 4.7% | 103 | 2.3 miles |
| Greatham Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 13.7% | 208 | 2.6 miles |
| Rogate CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.6% | 12.9% | 73 | 2.7 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)
- 13.64%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.18%
- Persistent absence
- 21.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Liss Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Liss Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Hollycombe Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Liphook
-
Greatham Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Liss
-
Rogate CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Petersfield
Other schools in Liss
- Greatham Primary School Primary
- Liss Infant School Primary
- Liss Junior School Primary
- St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Elysian, Liss Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Rake CofE Primary School teach?
- Rake CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liss.
- Who is the headteacher of Rake CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rake CofE Primary School is Mr David Bertwistle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rake CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rake CofE 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 Rake CofE Primary School?
- Rake CofE Primary School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rake CofE Primary School full?
- Rake CofE Primary School has capacity for 112 pupils and 91 on roll (81%), 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 Rake CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Rake CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Rake CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rake CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rake CofE Primary School?
- Rake CofE Primary School is part of the Downland Village Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rake CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rake CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Rake CofE Primary School ranked 185th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rake CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Rake CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rake CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rake CofE 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.