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Rye Oak Primary School

Community school · London · SE15 3PD

Ages 2–11 · 265 pupils · Southwark

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.6%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
214

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

16

Places offered

18

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
48
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill63%

265 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
265
Boys / girls
136 / 129
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
265 / 420 (63%)
Free school meals
51.9%
FSM pupils
123
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Ruth Sharp

Location

Address
Whorlton Road
Postcode
SE15 3PD
Town
London
Local authority
Southwark
District
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
18 on roll / 18 capacity

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 2–11, in London, Southwark, 265 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 51.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE15
25
Primary in SE15
13
Open schools in Southwark LA
122
Primary in Southwark LA
66

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 LondonNear SE15

  • Bellenden Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE15 4JP · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM47.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.2 miles away

  • The Belham Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Free schools · Primary

    London · SE15 4DG · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand0.85

    0.5 miles away

  • Hollydale Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE15 2AR · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.4%
    • Demand0.75

    0.5 miles away

  • John Donne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE15 2SW · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM56.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.6 miles away

  • Edmund Waller Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE14 5LY · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM12.1%
    • Demand1.35

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Ruth Sharp
Telephone
02076393914
Website
www.ryeoak.southwark.sch.uk/

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