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Dymchurch Primary School

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · Romney Marsh · TN29 0LE http://www.dymchurch.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
160
cap. 311
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
160
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
160
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dymchurch Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
0pp
67%54%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
160
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
New Hall Close, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0LE
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%7%66%14%83%10%69%14%76%66%102.0103.0103.011%160
2023/2455%0%68%18%77%14%64%5%82%59%103.0101.0100.017%162
2022/2341%0%52%19%67%7%41%11%100%52%101.099.0100.0-3.20-0.70-5.0018%159
2018/1954%7%68%21%75%7%82%14%82%79%104.0104.0106.0-0.30-3.20-0.707%183
2017/1867%0%80%30%77%0%70%13%77%80%105.0102.0104.0-0.20-2.20-2.00193
2016/1735%0%42%13%71%0%55%6%71%55%98.099.099.0-5.00-1.80-4.109%204

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516014.011%4%43%5%12%
2023/2416218.417%3%41%6%16%
2022/2315916.218%5%36%7%22%
2021/2217217.25%5%29%7%26%
2020/2117420.55%5%31%
2018/1918319.17%6%31%5%14%
2017/1820.54%13%
2016/1720421.39%5%38%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.