St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Playden Rye (East Sussex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first46 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Rye College, 1.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye CollegeAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 645 | Good, 2023 |
| Rye Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023 |
| Peasmarsh Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.3 mi | Primary | 65 | Good, 2024 |
| Wittersham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.3 mi | Primary | 138 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.6 mi | Primary | 148 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Brookland Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.4 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Little Gate CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 4.7 mi | Special | - | - |
| Beckley Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.8 mi | Primary | 83 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Icklesham Church of England Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled | 5.0 mi | Primary | 121 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Brenzett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 5.6 mi | Primary | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Frewen CollegeOther independent special | 6.0 mi | Special | 107 | - |
| Northiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 6.2 mi | Primary | 159 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019, previous school) |
| Brede Primary SchoolCommunity | 6.3 mi | Primary | 97 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Buckswood SchoolOther independent | 6.5 mi | Independent | 193 | - |
| Tenterden Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 7.1 mi | Primary | 206 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Tenterden Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 7.1 mi | Primary | 124 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2012, previous school) |
| Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 7.1 mi | Primary | 194 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Lydd Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 7.2 mi | Primary | 230 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Rolvenden Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.4 mi | Primary | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school) |
| Homewood School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | 7.6 mi | Secondary | 1,772 | Good, 2023 |
| Woodchurch Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 7.8 mi | Primary | 165 | Good, 2023 |
| Mulberry Academy HastingsAcademy sponsor led | 8.2 mi | Secondary | 833 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Hamstreet Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 8.3 mi | Primary | 222 | Good, 2023 |
| Westfield SchoolCommunity | 8.3 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2023 |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.3 mi | Primary | 177 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Sandhurst Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.6 mi | Primary | 179 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Ore Village Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.7 mi | Primary | 274 | Good, 2024 |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.7 mi | Primary | 412 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Sandown Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 8.9 mi | Primary | 472 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Little Acorns SchoolOther independent special | 8.9 mi | Special | 27 | - |
| The Marsh AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.9 mi | Secondary | 1,019 | Good, 2022 |
| Staplecross Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.0 mi | Primary | 88 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| The Flagship SchoolFree schools special | 9.1 mi | Special | 63 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| High Halden Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.2 mi | Primary | 105 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Bodiam Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.2 mi | Primary | 85 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Benenden Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.3 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2016) |
| Sedlescombe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2012, previous school) |
| Greatstone Primary SchoolFoundation | 9.4 mi | Primary | 215 | Good, 2022 |
| All Saints CofE Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.4 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Claremont SchoolOther independent | 9.5 mi | Independent | 418 | - |
| Greenfields SchoolOther independent special | 9.6 mi | Special | 18 | - |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.7 mi | Primary | - | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Mulberry Baird PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | 9.8 mi | Primary | 276 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Dudley Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 9.8 mi | Primary | 169 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Torfield SchoolAcademy special converter | 9.9 mi | Special | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2017) |
| Ark Castledown Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.9 mi | Primary | 403 | Report card, 2025Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 65
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