Lyde Green Primary School

Lyde Green Primary is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school has a clear vision for education, providing an ambitious and inclusive curriculum that supports pupils' learning effectively. While the majority of pupils behave well and enjoy a variety of extracurricular activities, there have been some concerns raised by parents regarding behavior. The school has implemented effective systems to manage behavior and ensures that pupils feel safe and supported by trusted adults. Notably, it is the first routine inspection since the pandemic and reflects on the significant changes the school has undergone since its last inspection.

Strengths

• The school has a clear vision for what all pupils can achieve.
• An ambitious and inclusive curriculum has been effectively designed.
• Pupils build their understanding well in mathematics through structured support.
• Effective support enables pupils with SEND to thrive and progress.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff foster a safe environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers lack the necessary subject and pedagogical knowledge.
• Assessment information is not used effectively to inform future learning.
• The school has insufficient oversight of pupil attendance impact.

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 Lyde Green Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Lyde Green 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 Lyde Green Primary School had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% 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, 11.5% of pupils at Lyde Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 4 pupils.

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 2024–25 Lyde Green Primary School received £7,686 and spent £7,686 for each of its 478 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £306,000 (£639 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Pathway Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,443 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bristol · South Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Lyde Green Primary School is part of Pathway Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Downend School Bristol
• Mangotsfield School Bristol
• Cherry Garden Primary School Bristol
• Marlwood School Bristol
• The Castle School Bristol
• Severn Beach Primary School Bristol
• Charfield Primary School Wotton-Under-Edge
• Tortworth Primary School Wotton-Under-Edge
• St Anne's Church Primary School Weston Super Mare
• Priory Community School Weston-Super-Mare

What is Lyde Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lyde Green Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Lyde Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lyde Green Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Lyde Green Primary School have?

Lyde Green Primary School has 488 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lyde Green Primary School cover?

Lyde Green Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lyde Green Primary School?

Lyde Green Primary School is at Willowherb Road, Emersons Green, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 7LH.