Bishops Lydeard Church School

About Bishops Lydeard Church School

Bishops Lydeard Church School received a Good rating across all categories in its most recent Ofsted inspection from 2022, a clear improvement on its previous Requires Improvement rating. The school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision all scored Grade 2. On the most informative exam metric available, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. This places the school slightly above the Somerset local authority average of 59% and ranks it 63rd out of 134 primary schools in the county. Nationally, it sits at 7,477th out of 13,686 schools, putting it around the middle of the pack for primary schools across England.

Looking at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results in more detail, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and writing, while 67% did so in maths. The average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 106 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 39% of pupils achieved in both reading and maths, and 22% did so across reading, writing and maths combined. The school does not have Progress 8 scores available, so it is not possible to measure how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw attainment figures are solid. With 22.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, above the national average, these results are particularly respectable in context.

The school is oversubscribed, with 40 applications for 25 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 22 of those 40 were first-preference offers. It serves children from age 2 through to 11 and has a nursery provision on site. Facilities include a forest school, music rooms, a gymnasium, an ICT suite, playing fields, a library, a sports hall and a chapel. Sports offered include gymnastics, cricket, football and dance, while clubs include art, science and chess. The school has dedicated SEND provision for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a Church of England primary that suits families looking for a community-focused school with good academic outcomes and a strong range of facilities, though parents should be aware of the oversubscription and plan their application accordingly.

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