Rye Community Primary School
The Grove, Rye, TN31 7ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Ms Fran Brassleay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 146826
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01797222825
About this school
Rye Community Primary School is a primary academy in Rye. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 202 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
- 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 | 33 | 31 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 53% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 71% | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 58% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 48% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Community 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 | 39% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 250 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rye Community Primary School compares
Rye Community Primary School ranked 125th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 7.8% | 47.8% | 202 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 0% | 6.6% | 29.6% | 75 | 1.2 miles |
| Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 15.2% | 65 | 2.1 miles |
| St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 16.6% | 148 | 2.3 miles |
| Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 80% | 4.7% | 19.4% | 121 | 3.8 miles |
| Wittersham Church of England Primary School | 79% | 5.9% | 16.9% | 138 | 4.0 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)
- 47.8%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 7.81%
- Persistent absence
- 25.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Playden Rye
-
Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Rye
-
St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Winchelsea
-
Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery3.8 miles
Primary · Winchelsea
-
Wittersham Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Tenterden
Other schools in Rye
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brede Primary School Primary
- Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rye College Secondary
- Frewen College Special schools
- Little Gate College Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Rye Community Primary School teach?
- Rye Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rye.
- Who is the headteacher of Rye Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rye Community Primary School is Ms Fran Brassleay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rye Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rye Community 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 Rye Community Primary School?
- Rye Community Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Rye Community Primary School full?
- Rye Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 202 on roll (48%), 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 Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rye Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rye Community Primary School a selective school?
- No. Rye Community Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Rye Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rye Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Rye Community Primary School?
- Rye Community Primary School is part of AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rye Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 32% 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 Community Primary School rank locally?
- Rye Community Primary School ranked 125th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Rye Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rye Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rye Community 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 10 July 2026.