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Ryarsh Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling ME19 5LS · ryarsh.kent.sch.uk · 01732 870600
On the mapSearch near ME19 5LS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 209
- 100% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 70% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 48 | 1.6▲ | 56% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 33% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲33% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ryarsh Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 78
- 37% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (22%) with SEND