Lyminge Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Folkestone, CT18 8JA
191 pupils · 91% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 11%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 November 2023, published 13 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 23 | 45 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 26 | 38 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 20 | 46 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 18 | 35 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 24 | 42 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 26 | 43 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 25 | 46 | 27 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 19 | 17 | 46 | 18 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Elham Church of England Primary School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Stowting Church of England Primary School 4.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- The Churchill School 5.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Harcourt Primary School 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Saltwood CofE Primary School 5.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School 5.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.