Lydden Primary SchoolSelsted Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dover.

Summary of the comparison

Lydden Primary School and Selsted Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Dover.

  • Lydden Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Selsted Church of England Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lydden Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lydden Primary School was judged Good and Selsted Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Lydden Primary School and 56.0% for Selsted Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lydden Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Selsted Church of England Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lydden Primary School versus Selsted Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoverLydden Primary SchoolDoverSelsted Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking198th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure289th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll78 97
Capacity84 105
LocationDover, CT15 7LA Dover, CT15 7HH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census78 97
Free school meals (ever 6)20.5% 13.4%
English as an additional language1.3% 2.1%
SEN support29.5% 12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.8% 5.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lydden Primary School

Selsted Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Lydden Primary School · Selsted Church of England Primary School