Academy sponsor led · Dorset

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis

2–11Ages
59Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150300URN

Kings Way, Lyme Regis, DT7 3DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

4 applications for 2 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 27 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Dorset median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

4 applications · 2 places offered · 2 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 1.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.7; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis (URN 113851), 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	2	4	2.0	2	1.00
Sep 2025	5	6	1.2	5	1.00
Sep 2024	3	8	2.7	3	1.00
Sep 2023 *	10	18	1.8	11	1.10
Sep 2022 *	11	16	1.5	10	0.91
Sep 2021 *	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2020 *	7	12	1.7	7	1.00
Sep 2019 *	7	9	1.3	7	1.00
Sep 2018 *	12	16	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2017 *	14	21	1.5	15	1.07
Sep 2016 *	19	22	1.2	15	0.79
Sep 2015 *	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2014 *	19	30	1.6	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 71% · Maths 59% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%41st of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	6%	102	100
2023/24
2022/23

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

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme RegisThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy
2.0 km · Devon

Good2024

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Charmouth Primary School
2.4 km · Dorset

2026

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Musbury Primary School
7.0 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
7.0 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Axminster Community Primary Academy
7.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Hawkchurch Church of England School
7.4 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025
Marshwood CofE Primary Academy
8.1 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Kilmington Primary School
8.7 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 38%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150300 · 838/2031
Trust: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 189 pupils · 59 on roll
Free school meals: 33.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis (URN 113851)
Address: Kings Way, Lyme Regis, DT7 3DY
Local authority: Dorset

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