Primary school

Bishops Lydeard Church School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Somerset
  • TA4 3AN
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,610 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 91%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 60%60%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 62%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 13%13% · 2022/232023/24: top 53%2024/25: top 91%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM42% · South West 62%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM12% · South West 6%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South West 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · South West 104Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 34 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 50% · 26 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 62% · 26 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 58% · 24 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 78% · 18 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 61% · 18 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 42% · 26 pupils · South West 62%78%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 34 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 8% · 26 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 12% · 26 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 13% · 24 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 18 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 22% · 18 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 12% · 26 pupils · South West 6%22%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 34 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 26 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 26 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 102 · 24 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 110 · 18 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 107 · 18 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 26 pupils · South West 105110102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 34 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 26 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 26 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 24 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 18 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 101 · 26 pupils · South West 104108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd60
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026196
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.2%
First language not English5.9%
SEN support9.2%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils15.6%

Girls 40.5%Boys 59.5%

93.3% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.8
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 11.1
  • Other support 0

Teachers 7.4 FTE · Whole workforce 18.5 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,248
Spend per pupil£6,386
Staff spend per pupil£5,183
Reserve per pupil£359
  • +£55,000revenue reserve
  • +£132,000in-year balance

Grants £7,405 · self-generated £510 · premises £536 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST (45 academies) · trust reserve £3,711,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it