Rye College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Rye, East Sussex
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- The Grove, Rye, TN31 7NQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2017 to 2026, as East Sussex published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
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