Rye Oak Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Southwark
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Southwark Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rye Oak Primary School is a primary school in London, Southwark for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 May 2023. Southwark has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Rye Oak 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Southwark.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 19 first-choice applications for 26 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 13th lowest of 63 Southwark primary schools.
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, with 7 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 60.
- 52.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Southwark is 43%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southwark schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Whorlton Road, London, SE15 3PD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Southwark
- Pupils on roll
- 265 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 May 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders provide a safe, positive and stimulating school environment.”
- “Pupils are happy at school and enjoy the positive working relationships with staff.”
- “Leaders provide a wealth of opportunities to celebrate diversity and appreciate individual identities.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teaching does not check pupils’ prior learning effectively.”
- “This means that, on these occasions, pupils are not fully ready for future content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2023 (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) | 48% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 19 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 Southwark.
- Bellenden Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- The Belham Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hollydale Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- John Donne Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Goose Green Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Ivydale Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good