Ryarsh Primary School
Community school in West Malling, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 209 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 8.60% |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.ryarsh.kent.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01732870600 |
| URN | 118310 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 March 2024, published 6 May 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Offham Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- More Park Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- St Katherine's School & Nursery (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- Lunsford Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
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