Lydbrook Primary School
School Road, Lydbrook, GL17 9PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Tilling
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 115531
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594860344
About this school
Lydbrook Primary School is a community primary school in Lydbrook. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 83 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 December 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 43% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 43% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 43% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 97.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lydbrook Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydbrook Primary School compares
Lydbrook Primary School ranked 163rd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.2% | 20.2% | 83 | — |
| English Bicknor Church of England Primary School | — | 6.8% | 14.3% | 48 | 1.4 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 65% | 4.5% | 10.7% | 122 | 1.6 miles |
| Ruardean Church of England Primary School | 23% | 8% | 29.2% | 76 | 1.6 miles |
| Berry Hill Primary School | 60% | 4.3% | 18.5% | 201 | 2.2 miles |
| Steam Mills Primary School | 87% | 5% | 25% | 128 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.24%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Coleford
-
Woodside Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ruardean
-
Ruardean Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ruardean
-
Berry Hill Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Coleford
-
Steam Mills Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Cinderford
Common questions
- What year groups does Lydbrook Primary School teach?
- Lydbrook Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Lydbrook.
- Who is the headteacher of Lydbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lydbrook Primary School is Mrs Clare Tilling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lydbrook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydbrook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lydbrook Primary School?
- Lydbrook Primary School has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lydbrook Primary School full?
- Lydbrook Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 83 on roll (59%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lydbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lydbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lydbrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lydbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lydbrook Primary School rank locally?
- Lydbrook Primary School ranked 163rd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lydbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Lydbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lydbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydbrook Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.