Lympne Church of England Primary School
Octavian Drive, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Nash
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 118680
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303268041
About this school
Lympne Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Hythe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 31 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 68% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 94% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 77% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 94% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Lympne Church of England 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 | 68% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lympne Church of England Primary School compares
Lympne Church of England Primary School ranked 16th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 195 | — |
| Palmarsh Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 204 | 1.3 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 16.2% | 179 | 1.9 miles |
| Hythe Bay CofE Primary School | 49% | 7% | 41.4% | 220 | 2.2 miles |
| Sellindge Primary School | 48% | 5.3% | 24% | 198 | 2.2 miles |
| Saltwood CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 202 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.93%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Palmarsh Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Sellindge Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Saltwood CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hythe
Other schools in Hythe
Lympne Church of England Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Hythe.
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School Primary
- Palmarsh Primary School Primary
- Saltwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Seabrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lympne Church of England Primary School teach?
- Lympne Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hythe.
- Who is the headteacher of Lympne Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lympne Church of England Primary School is Mrs Melanie Nash, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lympne Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lympne Church of England 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 Lympne Church of England Primary School?
- Lympne Church of England Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lympne Church of England Primary School full?
- Lympne Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 Lympne Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Lympne Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Does Lympne Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lympne Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lympne Church of England 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 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lympne Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Lympne Church of England Primary School ranked 16th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lympne Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Lympne Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lympne Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lympne Church of England 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.