Lydbury North Church of England Primary School
About Lydbury North Church of England Primary School
Lydbury North Church of England Primary School is a small village primary in Shropshire, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, with Good marks for both leadership and the quality of education. That puts it in solid company locally: Shropshire has 127 primary schools, of which only seven are Outstanding, so a Good rating is the norm for most families. The school’s local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment sits at 59, but Lydbury North’s own KS2 results are not published in the data, so it’s hard to say whether pupils here outperform or underperform that benchmark. What is clear is that the school has improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2012, when it was rated Requires Improvement. That upward trajectory, combined with a small roll of just 42 pupils against a capacity of 56, suggests a setting where individual attention is possible, though the high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (32. 4%) points to a community with above-average economic need.
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Mar 2023Latest monitoring visit (8 Mar 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 29 Nov 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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