Rye College
Academy converter secondary school in Rye (East Sussex).
Attainment 8
40.6
▼ 5.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
33.3%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
87.1%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.9
▲ 4.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
37.1%
▲ 10pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
21.5%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
86%
645 / 750 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first53 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Rye Community Primary School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023 |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.2 mi | Primary | 75 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Peasmarsh Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.1 mi | Primary | 65 | Good, 2024 |
| St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.4 mi | Primary | 148 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Icklesham Church of England Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled | 3.9 mi | Primary | 121 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Wittersham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.1 mi | Primary | 138 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Little Gate CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 4.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| Beckley Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.7 mi | Primary | 83 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Brookland Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.4 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Buckswood SchoolOther independent | 5.5 mi | Independent | 193 | - |
| Brede Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.7 mi | Primary | 97 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Frewen CollegeOther independent special | 5.9 mi | Special | 107 | - |
| Northiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 6.0 mi | Primary | 159 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019, previous school) |
| Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 6.0 mi | Primary | 194 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Brenzett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 6.5 mi | Primary | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Mulberry Academy HastingsAcademy sponsor led | 7.1 mi | Secondary | 833 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Westfield SchoolCommunity | 7.4 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2023 |
| Lydd Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 7.6 mi | Primary | 230 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Ore Village Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 7.6 mi | Primary | 274 | Good, 2024 |
| Sandown Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 7.8 mi | Primary | 472 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Rolvenden Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.9 mi | Primary | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school) |
| Tenterden Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Primary | 206 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Tenterden Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Primary | 124 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2012, previous school) |
| The Flagship SchoolFree schools special | 8.0 mi | Special | 63 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| All Saints CofE Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.3 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Claremont SchoolOther independent | 8.6 mi | Independent | 418 | - |
| Homewood School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | 8.6 mi | Secondary | 1,772 | Good, 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.6 mi | Primary | - | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Staplecross Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 8.6 mi | Primary | 88 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Sedlescombe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.6 mi | Primary | 199 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2012, previous school) |
| Dudley Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 8.7 mi | Primary | 169 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Mulberry Baird PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | 8.7 mi | Primary | 276 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Sandhurst Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.7 mi | Primary | 179 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Torfield SchoolAcademy special converter | 8.8 mi | Special | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2017) |
| Ark Castledown Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.8 mi | Primary | 403 | Report card, 2025Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| Woodchurch Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 8.9 mi | Primary | 165 | Good, 2023 |
| Ark Blacklands Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.0 mi | Primary | 623 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2016) |
| Ark Little Ridge Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.1 mi | Primary | 435 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Ark Alexandra AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.1 mi | Secondary | 1,315 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Bodiam Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.1 mi | Primary | 85 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.2 mi | Primary | 177 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.4 mi | Primary | 412 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Hamstreet Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 9.5 mi | Primary | 222 | Good, 2023 |
| Mulberry Silverdale PrimaryAcademy converter | 9.5 mi | Primary | 618 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Hollington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.6 mi | Primary | 264 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| The Marsh AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 9.6 mi | Secondary | 1,019 | Good, 2022 |
| New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)Academy special converter | 9.7 mi | Special | 80 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| St Paul's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 9.7 mi | Primary | 634 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Benenden Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 9.8 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2016) |
| Little Acorns SchoolOther independent special | 9.8 mi | Special | 27 | - |
| St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.9 mi | Primary | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Greatstone Primary SchoolFoundation | 9.9 mi | Primary | 215 | Good, 2022 |
| Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | 10.0 mi | Primary | 428 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2015, previous school) |
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 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Overall deprivation4
Income5
Employment5
Education and skills3
Health5
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment2
most deprivedleast deprived
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
- 75
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