Bishops Lydeard Church School is a state-funded primary school in Somerset, South West, for pupils aged 2 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 196 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (27 Sept 2022). 42% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 28 first-preference applications and 28 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 27 Sept 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
Published 9 Nov 2022.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Somerset |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 28 |
| First-preference applications | 28 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 40 |
| First-preference offers | 28 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 42% | 12% | — |
| Reading | 69% | 23% | 105 |
| Writing | 50% | 19% | — |
| Maths | 42% | 23% | 101 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
24.8 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.36% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.25% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 90.8% |
| White other | 3% |
| Mixed | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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