St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis at a glance

Located in Lyme Regis, Dorset, St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 73 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. 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 102 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 2 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 9.1%. There are about 16.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.