Lympne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Hythe, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.475 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lympne Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Hythe, Kent for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Lympne Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 5.475 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Its 2026 Reception last distance offered, 5.475 miles, was the 82nd longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 2.24 miles.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 19 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 88% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Octavian Drive, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4JG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending school.”
- “Kind and caring staff, who know pupils well, greet them warmly each day.”
- “Pupils speak with enthusiasm about their learning and are proud of the high-quality work they produce.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to refine and embed their identified priorities for improvement, in order to drive a transformational impact for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 88% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Palmarsh Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hythe Bay CofE Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sellindge Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Saltwood CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Dymchurch Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aldington Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Seabrook Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published