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Ryarsh Primary School

Community school · West Malling · ME19 5LS

Ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.37 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.6%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
182

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.37 · Competitive

1st preferences

41

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
116
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
117 / 92
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
8.6%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Daniel Childs

Location

Address
Birling Road, Ryarsh
Postcode
ME19 5LS
Town
West Malling
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in West Malling, Kent, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.6%.

Open schools in West Malling
12
Primary schools in West Malling
10
Academies among open schools in West Malling
42% (5)
Open schools in ME19
13
Primary in ME19
11
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in West MallingNear ME19

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Daniel Childs
Telephone
01732870600
Website
www.ryarsh.kent.sch.uk/

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