Rye Community Primary School
Rye · East Sussex
AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 12 member schools: 9 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: Bromley | East Sussex. Regions: London | South East. — from the AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED public record.
Rye Community Primary School is a primary academy in Rye, East Sussex, part of AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Rye Community Primary School
- Address
- The Grove
- Postcode
- TN31 7ND
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- URN (official identifier)
- 146826
- Establishment number
- 2026
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 202
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Headteacher
- Ms Fran Brassleay
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 28 Feb 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.ryeprimary.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01797222825
- Date opened
- 1 Nov 2018
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Rye Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 202 | 66,108 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 47.0% | 24.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 30.7% | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 6.9% | 8.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Rye Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 16 May 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Rye Community Primary School (URN 141807)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SWK
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 9 Mar 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Rye Community Primary School (URN 135299)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Jan 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Rye Community Primary School (URN 135299)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Jul 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Tilling Green Infant School (URN 114418)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Dec 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Rye Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.2% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 26.1% | 15.0% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Rye Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £139,500 for 90 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 47.9% | 25.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £742 | £341 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Rye Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 231 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | East Sussex average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,627,000 £7,043 per pupil | £6,929 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,522,000 £6,589 per pupil | £6,345 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £660,000 £2,857 per pupil · 43.4% | £3,248 · 51.2% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £352,000 £1,524 per pupil · 23.1% | £1,060 · 16.7% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £59,000 £255 per pupil · 3.9% | £164 · 2.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £59,000 £255 per pupil · 3.9% | £162 · 2.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £105,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,435 per pupil, supply and agency £230 per pupil — spending up £154 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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