Rye Oak Primary School
Whorlton Road, London, SE15 3PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Ruth Sharp
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 134903
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076393914
About this school
Rye Oak Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 265 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rye Oak Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- 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 | 32 | 41 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 78% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 73% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Rye Oak 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 | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rye Oak Primary School compares
Rye Oak Primary School ranked 60th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 | 48% | 5.1% | 59.9% | 265 | — |
| Bellenden Primary School | 70% | 6.6% | 50.8% | 221 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 400 | 0.4 miles |
| The Belham Primary School | 80% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 385 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollydale Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 44.2% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| John Donne Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 54.5% | 405 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
- 10 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.91%
- English as an additional language
- 43.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 10.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bellenden Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
The Belham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Hollydale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
John Donne Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Rye Oak Primary School ranks 903rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rye Oak Primary School teach?
- Rye Oak Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Rye Oak Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rye Oak Primary School is Ms Ruth Sharp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rye Oak Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rye Oak 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 many pupils are at Rye Oak Primary School?
- Rye Oak Primary School has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Rye Oak Primary School full?
- Rye Oak Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 265 on roll (63%), 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 Rye Oak Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rye Oak Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rye Oak Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rye Oak Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Rye Oak Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Rye Oak Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rye Oak Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rye Oak Primary School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Rye Oak Primary School ranked 60th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 Rye Oak Primary School's absence rate?
- Rye Oak Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rye Oak Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rye Oak 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 1 July 2026.