Lydd Primary School
20 Skinner Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Christopher Brundle
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 141660
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01797320362
About this school
Lydd Primary School is a primary academy in Romney Marsh. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lydd Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 33 | 44 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 55% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 66% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 75% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 57% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Lydd 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 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 274 |
| 2023/24 | 267 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydd Primary School compares
Lydd Primary School ranked 309th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.1% | 53.5% | 230 | — |
| Greatstone Primary School | 43% | 7.7% | 29.3% | 215 | 2.5 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy | 56% | 5.6% | 39.2% | 412 | 3.2 miles |
| Brookland Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 27.8% | 94 | 4.6 miles |
| Brenzett Church of England Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 32.3% | 90 | 4.6 miles |
| Dymchurch Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 43.1% | 169 | 6.7 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)
- 53.48%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.13%
- Persistent absence
- 21.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greatstone Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · New Romney
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · New Romney
-
Brookland Church of England Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Romney Marsh
-
Brenzett Church of England Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Romney Marsh
-
Dymchurch Primary School6.7 miles
Primary · Romney Marsh
Other schools in Romney Marsh
Common questions
- What ages does Lydd Primary School teach?
- Lydd Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Romney Marsh.
- Who is the head teacher of Lydd Primary School?
- The head teacher of Lydd Primary School is Mr Christopher Brundle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lydd Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydd 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 many pupils are at Lydd Primary School?
- Lydd Primary School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lydd Primary School full?
- Lydd Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 230 on roll (82%), 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 Lydd Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lydd Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydd Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lydd Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Lydd Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Lydd Primary School is part of OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lydd Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lydd Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Lydd Primary School ranked 309th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lydd Primary School's absence rate?
- Lydd Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lydd Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydd 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 1 July 2026.