Dymchurch Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address New Hall Close
Dymchurch
Romney Marsh
Kent
TN29 0LE
Phone 01303872377
Reference Number 142347

General Makeup

Number of pupils 160
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.25%
Girls: 48.75%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 43.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 8 16
2 10 11 21
3 17 7 24
4 8 18 26
5 12 12 24
6 12 16 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.9%
Mixed, Other 3.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.5%
Asian, Other 1.9%
White, Other 1.3%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2024-11-11
Date Report
2024-10-01 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 11 November 2024
2023-11-08 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 12 December 2023
2022-04-26 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 16 June 2022
2018-06-19 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 03 September 2018
2015-10-18 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 October 2015
Previously as Dymchurch Primary School
2013-07-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 16 September 2013
2011-07-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 07 September 2011
2011-03-22 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 28 April 2011
2010-09-15 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 06 October 2010
2010-02-24 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 11 May 2010
2006-11-22 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 13 December 2006
2001-05-21 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2001
2013-07-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 16 September 2013
2011-07-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 07 September 2011
2011-03-22 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 28 April 2011
2010-09-15 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 06 October 2010
2010-02-24 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 11 May 2010
2006-11-22 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 13 December 2006
2001-05-21 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2001

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths -5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 16 5
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Palmarsh Primary School
St George's Place, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6NE
3.38 miles
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy
Fairfield Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8BP
3.57 miles
Lympne Church of England Primary School
Octavian Drive, Lympne, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4JG
3.64 miles
Hythe Bay CofE Primary School
Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6HS
4.53 miles
Greatstone Primary School
Baldwin Road, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8SY
4.7 miles
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
St John's Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4BE
4.8 miles
Aldington Primary School
Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EE
4.81 miles
Name Distance
The Marsh Academy
Station Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8BB
3.52 miles
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4HL
4.8 miles
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