Rye College

URN 146825·Secondary·Academy converter·Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited·Compare

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Overall absence at 12.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,143.35

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

64.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+6.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 12.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.36.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.52.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)35.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.21.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

616

Capacity

750 (82%)

Free school meals

34.7%

English additional lang.

4.2%

Ethnicity

White British 85.6%Asian 0.2%Black 0.8%Mixed 6.3%Chinese 0.6%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

36.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.0

Mean salary

£47,962

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

42.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.4%

Unauthorised absence

5.5%

2024/25 · 675 pupils