St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis
Kings Way, Lyme Regis, DT7 3DY
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Kiddle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 113851
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Lyme Regis. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 98 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.2% | 33.7% | 98 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis | 53% | 8.3% | 37% | 59 | 0.0 miles |
| Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy | 68% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 197 | 1.3 miles |
| Charmouth Primary School | 67% | 7.5% | 28.2% | 71 | 1.5 miles |
| Musbury Primary School | — | 4.2% | 33.3% | 53 | 4.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster | 21% | 5.5% | 14% | 136 | 4.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.7%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 29.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis0.0 miles
Primary · Lyme Regis
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Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Lyme Regis
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Charmouth Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Bridport
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Musbury Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Axminster
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster4.4 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Lyme Regis
- Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis Primary
- The Woodroffe School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis teach?
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Lyme Regis.
- Has St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis?
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis had 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lyme Regis's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.