Palmarsh Primary SchoolLympne Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Palmarsh Primary School and Lympne Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Hythe.

  • Palmarsh Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lympne Church of England Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Palmarsh Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Palmarsh Primary School was judged Good and Lympne Church of England Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Palmarsh Primary School and 88.0% for Lympne Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Palmarsh Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lympne Church of England Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Palmarsh Primary School versus Lympne Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HythePalmarsh Primary SchoolHytheLympne Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking153rd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure194th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll201 202
Capacity140 210
LocationHythe, CT21 6NE Hythe, CT21 4JG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 88.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census201 202
Free school meals (ever 6)27.9% 6.9%
English as an additional language5.5% 0.5%
SEN support9.0% 7.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% Stronger figure12.4% 15.8%

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.

Palmarsh Primary School

Lympne Church of England Primary School

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