SCHOOL PROFILE

Rye Oak Primary School

Primary Community school URN 134903
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 63.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 May 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 24 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 265 237 full-time · 28 part-time
Female pupils 129 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 136 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.1%
27.3 pts above England
School 52.1%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.6%
19.3 pts above England
School 39.6%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
32.5%
86
Caribbean
14.3%
38
Any other ethnic group
12.1%
32
White British
9.8%
26
Any other Mixed background
7.5%
20
White and Black Caribbean
7.2%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 46.4% 123 of 265 pupils
25.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 46.4%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 31.3% 83 pupils
England 14.8% 16.5 pts above
EHC plans 15.1% 40 pupils
England 6.0% 9.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 47
Speech, language & communication 43
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Specific learning difficulty 11
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Severe learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.07%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.15 pts lower than England
School 5.07%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.73%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.08 pts lower than England
School 10.73%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.49%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.32 pts lower than England
School 0.49%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

63.1% 25.1 pts below England
Rye Oak Primary School
63.1%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information