Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Bishops Lydeard Church School

2–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142402URN

Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

40 applications for 28 places · 98th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Bishops Lydeard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 123791), the previous school.

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	28	40	1.4	28	1.00
Sep 2025	25	40	1.6	22	0.88
Sep 2024	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2023	15	23	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2022	18	24	1.3	16	0.89
Sep 2021	12	18	1.5	12	1.00
Sep 2020	19	24	1.3	17	0.89
Sep 2019	13	20	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2018	27	34	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2017	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2016	29	49	1.7	24	0.83
Sep 2015 *	27	50	1.9	27	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	40	1.3	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 50% · Maths 42% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%134th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	42%	12%	105	101
2023/24	61%	22%	107	106
2022/23	78%	0%	110	108

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

Bishops Lydeard Church SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Cotford St Luke Primary School
2.5 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary
4.3 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Norton Fitzwarren Church School
4.5 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School
4.8 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Somerset

Special measures 2026

2.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Staplegrove Church School
5.5 km · Somerset

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bishops Hull Primary School
6.1 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Wellsprings Primary School
6.5 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 44%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142402 · 933/2018
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2015
Replaced: Bishops Lydeard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 123791)
Address: Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3AN
Local authority: Somerset

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