Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Severnbanks Primary School

3–11Ages
251Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139165URN

Naas Lane, Lydney, GL15 5AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.0 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

62 applications for 41 places · 129th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
30 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 41 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 0.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	62	1.5	37	0.90
Sep 2025	29	50	1.7	31	1.07
Sep 2024	29	67	2.3	37	1.28
Sep 2023	30	49	1.6	24	0.80
Sep 2022	30	50	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2021	29	52	1.8	35	1.21
Sep 2020	46	43	0.9	29	0.63
Sep 2019	30	42	1.4	31	1.03
Sep 2018	28	43	1.5	26	0.93
Sep 2017	47	46	1.0	32	0.68
Sep 2016	30	47	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	44	1.5	23	0.77
Sep 2014	29	57	2.0	37	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%83rd of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	3%	105	104
2023/24	54%	7%	106	102
2022/23	60%	7%	104	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Severnbanks Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lydney Church of England Community School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

2025

2.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Aylburton Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Gloucestershire

2026

3.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Sharpness Primary School
3.6 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Pillowell Community Primary School
3.7 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.5applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Yorkley Primary School
3.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Blakeney Primary School
4.5 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Bream Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139165 · 916/5216
Trust: Severn Federation Academy Trust
Capacity: 230 pupils · 251 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Severnbanks Primary School (URN 115746)
Address: Naas Lane, Lydney, GL15 5AU
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources