Lydden Primary School

State-Funded School

lydden-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT15 7LAPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lydden Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 68 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 68
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 17 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.