Dymchurch Primary School
New Hall Close, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicki Man
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 311
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 142347
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01303872377
About this school
Dymchurch Primary School is a primary academy in Romney Marsh. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dymchurch 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 22 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 55% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 68% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 59% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
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 Dymchurch 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 | 41% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dymchurch Primary School compares
Dymchurch Primary School ranked 317th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.3% | 43.1% | 169 | — |
| Palmarsh Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 204 | 3.4 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy | 56% | 5.6% | 39.2% | 412 | 3.6 miles |
| Lympne Church of England Primary School | 88% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 195 | 3.6 miles |
| Hythe Bay CofE Primary School | 49% | 7% | 41.4% | 220 | 4.5 miles |
| Greatstone Primary School | 43% | 7.7% | 29.3% | 215 | 4.7 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)
- 43.13%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 12.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Palmarsh Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy3.6 miles
Primary · New Romney
-
Lympne Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Hythe
-
Greatstone Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · New Romney
Other schools in Romney Marsh
- Brenzett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brookland Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lydd Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dymchurch Primary School teach?
- Dymchurch Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Romney Marsh.
- Who is the headteacher of Dymchurch Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dymchurch Primary School is Mrs Nicki Man, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dymchurch Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dymchurch 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 Dymchurch Primary School?
- Dymchurch Primary School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dymchurch Primary School full?
- Dymchurch Primary School has capacity for 311 pupils and 169 on roll (54%), 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 Dymchurch Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dymchurch Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dymchurch Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dymchurch Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Dymchurch Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dymchurch 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 Dymchurch Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dymchurch Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Dymchurch Primary School ranked 317th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dymchurch Primary School's absence rate?
- Dymchurch Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dymchurch Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dymchurch 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 2 July 2026.