St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Playden 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.
St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Playden Rye, East Sussex for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's Church of England 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 | 1.93 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 3.89 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 3.22 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 1.34 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 4 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 26.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 17.4%.
- It has 14.4 pupils per teacher, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 21.
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
- Houghton Green Lane, Playden, Playden Rye, TN31 7PJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning at this warm and friendly school.”
- “Pupils have trusted adults they know will address any concerns they have.”
- “One pupil, reflecting the views of many, said, ‘The best thing about the school is that we look after each other.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s work to address gaps in knowledge is not fully embedded.”
- “This means that pupils do not recall the important skills and knowledge they require consistently well.”
- “Work in books shows that too many older pupils are not well enough prepared for their next steps.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2025 (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) | 0% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- Rye Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beckley Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery 6.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brede Primary School 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School 7.1 mi Good Last distance published