Rye College
The Grove, Rye, TN31 7NQ
645 pupils · 86% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 37.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 January 2023, published 6 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 21.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 125 | 114 | 223 | 124 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 143 | 132 | 237 | 143 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 129 | 98 | 178 | 123 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 131 | 100 | 180 | 114 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 123 | 101 | 168 | 109 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 112 | 90 | 161 | 106 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 87 | 78 | 123 | 85 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 66 | 48 | 112 | 64 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mulberry Academy Hastings 11.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 13.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ark Alexandra Academy 14.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Marsh Academy 15.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards 17.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Claverham Community College 19.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.