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Rye College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
The Grove, Rye TN31 7NQ · ryecollege.co.uk · 01797 222545
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.8
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 645
- 86% of 750 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.1%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 125 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 125 | 114 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 132 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 129 | 98 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 131 | 100 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 123 | 101 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.8, and 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.13 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138624)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2 | +0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 22 | −11.1 |
| Further education | 51 | −2.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 5 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 | +10.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
Rye College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138624), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2023Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
May 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138624)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138624)
Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138624)
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 79
- 14% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (38%) with SEND