Brede Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Rye, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Brede Primary School is a primary school in Rye, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Brede Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 5.08 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked the school second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 100% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 reached 100%, the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Udimore Road, Broad Oak, Brede, Rye, TN31 6DG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “They enjoy learning and show curiosity in lessons.”
- “Pupils build secure knowledge and skills throughout the curriculum because of effective teaching.”
- “They talk confidently about what they know and remember about their learning over time.”
To improve
- “In previous years, pupils have achieved less well in the Year 4 multiplication check.”
- “However, this work is recent and has not had time to show impact.”
- “However, at times, staff do not use what they learn from this to inform their teaching so that future learning builds securely on what pupils already know.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 100% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Westfield School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beckley Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Staplecross Methodist Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published