Lyminge Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Folkestone, Kent·CT18 8JA
Composite score
36.0
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#12,157
National rank
#1819
In South East
#366
In Kent
Top 82%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
45
any preference, for 25 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8920221.0020231.0020240.9620250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Lyminge Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
188
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,054
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Lyminge Church of England Primary School

Lyminge Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Folkestone, Kent, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 188 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 28.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Lyminge Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Lyminge Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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