Ryarsh Primary School

KentCommunity school

Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 5LS

Headteacher: Mr Daniel ChildsSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2024
Oversubscribed
77% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2024
77%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 12 March 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
33.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 83%·Maths 80%All three 73%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding57%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
27of 35 (77.1%)
How many applied in total?
100

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
92 girls, 117 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 88% (2015/16), currently 73%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1688.0%12.0%+2.9+2.9+2.7
2016/1768.0%20.0%-1.8+2.6-1.7
2017/1887.0%20.0%+1.0+3.7+0.9
2018/1977.0%7.0%+0.2+1.4-1.1
2022/2373.0%20.0%+0.6+2.3-1.9
2023/2470.0%13.0%---
2024/2573.0%33.0%---