Rye College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Rye, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Rye College is a secondary school in Rye, East Sussex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Rye College 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 36.8 (England 46).
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 13 of the 22 other East Sussex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- There were 114 first-choice Year 7 applications for 125 offers in 2026; the published admission number for Year 7 2027 is 150 places.
- 37.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in East Sussex.
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
- The Grove, Rye, TN31 7NQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 645 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Rye College has taken great strides forward in recent years.”
- “Work is demanding and current pupils are learning well across a wide range of subjects.”
- “Much of this is due to the strong leadership of the headteacher and the executive headteacher and extensive staff teamwork.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils’ progress is not always as strong as it could be because not all teachers check carefully enough that pupils have grasped key concepts before moving on to new content.”
- “However, not all staff adapt lesson content well enough to carefully meet the needs of pupils with SEND.”
- “This means they do not always learn as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 114 first-preference applications, 125 offers in total, 114 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Mulberry Academy Hastings 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Alexandra Academy 8.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards 11.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Claverham Community College 11.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Robertsbridge Community College 11.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Richard's Catholic College 13.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bexhill High Academy 13.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Uplands Academy 18.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published