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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 March 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry32 applications · 18 places offered · 16 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 1.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 1.2; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 1.2; Kent median median 2.2
- 2020 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
- 2019 1.1; Kent median median 2.1
- 2018 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
- 2017 1.1; Kent median median 2.2
- 2016 1.3; Kent median median 2.5
- 2015 1.3; Kent median median 2.4
- 2014 1.1; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Lydd Primary School (URN 118560), the previous school.
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 | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 33 | 41 | 1.2 | 31 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 18 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 31 | 36 | 1.2 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 26 | 32 | 1.2 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 26 | 30 | 1.2 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 22 | 31 | 1.4 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 26 | 29 | 1.1 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 36 | 43 | 1.2 | 36 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 37 | 42 | 1.1 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 34 | 44 | 1.3 | 34 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 35 | 44 | 1.3 | 35 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 37 | 40 | 1.1 | 37 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 59% · Writing 74% · Maths 74% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Kent median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56% | 5% | 101 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 5% | 103 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 3% | 103 | 102 |
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
- Lydd Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · KentGood20222.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · KentStandards maintained20241.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 7.4 km · KentGood20232.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 7.4 km · KentStandards maintained20242.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 10.8 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 11.6 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20253.0applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
- 12.4 km · East SussexGood20231.3applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
- 13.9 km · KentGood20232.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141660 · 886/2059
- Capacity
- 280 pupils · 230 on roll
- Free school meals
- 49.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 March 2015
- Replaced
- Lydd Primary School (URN 118560)
- Address
- 20 Skinner Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9HW
- Local authority
- Kent · Folkestone and Hythe
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources