RAKE CE PRIMARY - Our School

Rake CE Primary is a small village school, situated at the edge of Rake village, in the South Downs National Park. It has a stimulating and supportive environment, in which all children have the opportunity to develop their individual talents.

In partnership with parents and carers, we are committed to ensuring that all our children develop to their full potential, in a safe and secure environment.

Our school offers a vibrant and creative curriculum, through well planned, focused teaching, incorporating visits, after school clubs and use of our exceptional outdoor surroundings and sports field. We have our own heated swimming pool, which is fully utilised by all of our children, and an adjacent woodland, used for outdoor learning and Forest School. You can find out about Forest Schools here.  

Displays contribute to the positive ethos of the school and celebrate the outstanding quality of the children’s learning.

We have excellent relationships with the local nurseries and secondary schools and we welcome every opportunity for parents and members of the local community to be involved in our children’s learning.

From June 2019, we joined Rogate CE Primary to form the Downland Village Schools Federation, which was further extended in March 2021 to include Compton & Up Marden CE Primary, further future-proofing all three village schools. 

OFSTED 2025 says: 

• Pupils are proud of their school
• The school is a calm, orderly environment
• Pupils feel safe
• Starting in the early years, the school is ambitious for its pupils
• Lessons are designed to help pupils build their knowledge well
• The school adapts its curriculum appropriately
• If pupils fall behind, they receive the help to catch up
• In the early years, children are deeply engaged with their learning
• Staff ask questions and prompt the children skilfully
• Opportunities to learn outside are utilised effectively to support pupils’ character development and enthusiasm to learn the curriculum.
• Pupils learn to be resilient and grow in confidence as a result
• Governors know the school’s strengths and areas for development well. 
• Staff are dedicated to their work. 
• Parents are supportive.
• One parent summarised the thoughts of others, saying that the school is ‘supportive and friendly. Staff know every child’.