Voluntary controlled school · Kent

Lympne Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118680URN

Octavian Drive, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

69 applications for 30 places · 210th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 16 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
14 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

69 applications · 30 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.3; Kent median median 2.4
2014 3.0; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	69	2.3	21	0.70
Sep 2025	26	69	2.7	23	0.88
Sep 2024	30	62	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	74	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	87	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	84	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2019	25	50	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2018	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	73	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	71	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2015	23	52	2.3	21	0.91
Sep 2014	23	68	3.0	19	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 88% · Maths 92% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%15th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	88%	8%	110	108
2023/24	68%	0%	107	104
2022/23	64%	4%	108	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lympne Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Palmarsh Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Sellindge Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Saltwood CofE Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

2026

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Dymchurch Primary School
5.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Aldington Primary School
5.9 km · Kent

Good2024

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Seabrook Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · Kent

Good2023

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118680 · 886/3155
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 6.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Octavian Drive, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4JG
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources