The Ryes College
Bures Road, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5NA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Nottage
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 36
- Pupils on roll
- 33
- URN
- 143911
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787228344
About this school
The Ryes College is an independent special school in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 33 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Ryes College under its current framework. 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
The Ryes College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1979, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 3.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Ryes College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 29 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 33
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus3.1 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
-
Littlegarth School3.8 miles
Independent schools · Colchester
-
Chalk Hill3.8 miles
Academies · Sudbury
-
Hillside Special School4.7 miles
Special schools · Sudbury
-
Langham Oaks6.5 miles
Academies · Colchester
Other schools in Sudbury
- Chalk Hill Academies
- Hillside Special School Special schools
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cavendish Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clare Community Primary School Primary
- Glemsford Primary Academy Primary
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hundon Community Primary School Primary
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Ryes College teach?
- The Ryes College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Sudbury.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ryes College?
- The headteacher of The Ryes College is Mrs Anna Nottage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Ryes College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Ryes College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Ryes College?
- The Ryes College has 33 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Ryes College full?
- The Ryes College has capacity for 36 pupils and 33 on roll (92%), 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 The Ryes College a faith school?
- No. The Ryes College has no designated religious character.
- What are The Ryes College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ryes College'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 24 July 2026.