Bishops Lydeard Church School

State-Funded School

bishops-lydeard-church-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Tiverton and MineheadConstituency

TA4 3ANPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bishops Lydeard Church School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 196 pupils. Bishops Lydeard Church School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 22%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Pupils

196

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 196
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Nov 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.