Brede Primary SchoolNorthiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rye.

Summary of the comparison

Brede Primary School and Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery are primary schools in Rye.

  • Brede Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brede Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brede Primary School was judged the expected standard and Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 100.0% for Brede Primary School and 79.0% for Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brede Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 100.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery (53.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brede Primary School versus Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RyeBrede Primary SchoolRyeNorthiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC67/100
Local ranking10th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure14th of 136 in East Sussex
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll101 150
Capacity140 108
LocationRye, TN31 6DG Rye, TN31 6NB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard100.0% Stronger figure79.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census101 150
Free school meals (ever 6)7.9% 20.7%
English as an additional language1.0% 0.7%
SEN support9.9% 17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.1% Stronger figure10.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brede Primary School

Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery

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