Lydbrook Primary School

Lydbrook Primary School, located in Gloucestershire, has shown some decline in its overall effectiveness since its last graded inspection, although it remains a welcoming place where pupils feel safe and proud to attend. The school is at the heart of the community, with a positive atmosphere that fosters good relationships among pupils and staff. Significant improvements have been made in the curriculum, particularly in reading and early years, but there are identified gaps in mathematics and writing, as well as in wider curriculum subjects. The school's next evaluation will be a graded inspection that will provide clearer insights into its overall status.

Strengths

• Pupils show positive attitudes towards their learning.
• The school has designed a broad curriculum for mixed-age classes.
• Child communication and language skills are well-promoted in the early years.
• There is a positive reading culture established in the Reception Year.
• The school places significant importance on pupil well-being.
• Pupils engage in leadership roles such as well-being ambassadors.

Areas for Improvement

• Some wider curriculum subjects lack clarity in essential concepts and connections to prior knowledge.
• Not all pupils master accurate letter formation and spelling, affecting writing quality.
• Opportunities for problem-solving in mathematics are insufficient.
• Checks on pupils' learning are not used consistently to inform future learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lydbrook Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Lydbrook Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lydbrook Primary School had 27.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 42.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.7% of pupils at Lydbrook Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lydbrook Primary School received £9,329 and spent £9,298 for each of its 83 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £20,000 (-£241 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Lydbrook Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lydbrook Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Lydbrook Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lydbrook Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Lydbrook Primary School have?

Lydbrook Primary School has 83 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lydbrook Primary School cover?

Lydbrook Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Lydbrook Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lydbrook Primary School?

Lydbrook Primary School is at School Road, Lydbrook Primary School, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9PX.