Rake CofE Primary School, Liss
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Rake CofE Primary School creates a supportive, friendly community where staff know every child well. The school excels at building children's confidence through outdoor learning, outdoor activities and carefully chosen enrichment opportunities. Pupils benefit from strong early reading instruction and an ambitious, well-designed curriculum that helps them make a confident start to their education.
Key Strengths
- Strong early reading programme with systematic phonics teaching and good catch-up support for struggling readers
- Creative and engaging early years provision with thoughtful activities that build children's knowledge effectively
- Wide range of trips, educational visits and school clubs including multi-sport, football, craft and computing to support pupils' interests
- High staff expectations for pupil behaviour with consistent, positive approaches that celebrate achievements
- Pupils with SEND quickly identified and well-supported with curriculum adaptations and external agency partnerships
Areas for Improvement
- Writing curriculum not as effective - pupils have gaps in handwriting, spelling, punctuation and grammar with insufficient opportunities to practise and correct their work
- In some subjects, teachers do not check pupils' knowledge precisely enough, meaning learning gaps go unnoticed and pupils move on before ready
- Need more systematic assessment across the curriculum to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge early and consistently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear systems in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
multi-sport events, football, craft, computing, eco-council, school council
Rake CofE Primary School is a small primary school where pupils are proud of their school and understand its values of love, respect and perseverance. The school provides a calm, orderly environment with high expectations for behaviour and learning.
At a Glance
14.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 81% to 44%. Maths has declined from 75% to 44%. Writing has declined from 75% to 56%.
Class Sizes
22.0
Avg class size
17.5
Infant (KS1)
26.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
91 pupils
112 capacity
21 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liss
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liss
Admissions Demand - West Sussex
Places available
9,817
Applications
8,398
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.17912%
Overall absence
21.59091%
Persistent absence
88
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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