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Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Nicola Smith

corporate_fareTHE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onTaunton, TA4 3SF

phone 01984667287

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

40%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Taunton, serving ages 4-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Taunton, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 32 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #139 of 149 primaries in Somerset and #13,476 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 57%

Reading60% LA 72%

Writing50% LA 69%

Maths40% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading93% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

115

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

9.0

Read

LA -0.5

5.7 to 12.3

-1.5

Write

LA -0.4

-4.6 to 1.5

3.6

Maths

LA -1.4

0.5 to 6.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#13,476 / 14,159	#139	#13,001	#1
2024	#3,971 / 14,233	#22	#900	#1
2023	#2,638 / 13,940	#16	#2,751	#524

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-10

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2021-11-09

Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools EIF

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

verified_user Safeguarding: Not Met

2016-10-12

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

verified_user Safeguarding: Met

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 37 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	37	1	2.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	37	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	37	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	37	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	36	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	47	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	47	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	45	0	0.0%	0.6%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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