Lydden Primary School
Stonehall, Lydden, Dover, CT15 7LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Carla Lintott
- Federation
- Lydden and River Primary Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 118400
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304822887
About this school
Lydden Primary School is a community primary school in Dover. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 68 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 71% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 71% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Lydden Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydden Primary School compares
Lydden Primary School ranked 103rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 68 | — |
| Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 20% | 154 | 1.4 miles |
| Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.4% | 16.4% | 213 | 1.4 miles |
| River Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 22.3% | 384 | 2.0 miles |
| Whitfield Aspen School | 46% | 6.4% | 37.8% | 662 | 2.2 miles |
| Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School | 68% | 6.6% | 46.4% | 111 | 2.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.51%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 6.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Dover
-
Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Dover
-
River Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Dover
-
Whitfield Aspen School2.2 miles
Primary · Dover
-
Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Dover
Other schools in Dover
Lydden Primary School ranks 4th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Dover.
- Aycliffe Community Primary School Primary
- Barton Junior School Primary
- Charlton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School Primary
- Green Park Community Primary School Primary
- Guston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langdon Primary School Primary
- Nonington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Priory Fields School Primary
- River Primary School Primary
- Selsted Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lydden Primary School teach?
- Lydden Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dover.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Lydden Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Lydden Primary School is Mrs Carla Lintott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lydden Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lydden Primary School?
- Lydden Primary School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lydden Primary School full?
- Lydden Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 68 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lydden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lydden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydden Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lydden Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lydden Primary School?
- Lydden Primary School is part of the Lydden and River Primary Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lydden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lydden Primary School rank locally?
- Lydden Primary School ranked 103rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lydden Primary School's absence rate?
- Lydden Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lydden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydden Primary School'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 June 2026.