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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA4 3ANBishops Lydeard Church School
Primary

Bishops Lydeard Church School

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA4 3AN www.bishopslydeard.bwmat.org

Pupils
153
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
153
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
153
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Bishops Lydeard Church School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
42%
-19pp
78%60%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
RWM higher standard
12%
-10pp
22%11%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
42%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
50%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
153
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3AN
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2542%12%69%23%50%19%42%23%50%58%105.0101.0106.013%153
2023/2461%22%72%39%72%22%67%39%72%78%107.0106.0110.015%142
2022/2378%0%94%44%83%6%94%33%83%100%110.0108.0111.0+3.00-0.90+2.9014%139
2018/1958%13%63%17%79%25%75%21%75%63%102.0103.0104.0-0.90+1.00-0.1010%165
2017/1862%12%69%23%81%35%77%23%85%65%103.0104.0104.0-1.10+1.90+0.30174
2016/1750%8%58%31%77%27%69%8%88%73%103.0102.0105.0-1.40-0.10-2.1013%191

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2515323.913%6%22%6%16%
2023/2414222.215%4%27%6%8%
2022/2313917.814%4%24%5%12%
2021/2214422.510%3%19%7%20%
2020/2114719.98%3%22%
2018/1916518.310%3%15%5%14%
2017/1823.76%12%
2016/1719121.713%3%13%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.