Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School
Lydbury North, SY7 8AU
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Lydbury North Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Reynolds
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ludlow
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 123547
- Local authority
- Shropshire
About this school
Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Shropshire. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 47 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Trends over time
How Lydbury North CofE (A) 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 70% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 38.7% | 47 | — |
| Lydbury North Church of England Primary School | 14% | 4.1% | 37.9% | 37 | 0.0 miles |
| Bishops Castle Primary School | 50% | 7% | 24.3% | 128 | 2.6 miles |
| Clunbury CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 55 | 3.7 miles |
| Norbury Primary School and Nursery | 89% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 70 | 4.1 miles |
| Stiperstones CofE Primary School | — | 3.6% | 21.1% | 25 | 4.1 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.7%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.0 miles
-
Bishops Castle Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bishops Castle
-
Clunbury CofE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Craven Arms
-
Norbury Primary School and Nursery4.1 miles
Primary · Bishops Castle
-
Stiperstones CofE Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Bishops Castle
Common questions
- What year groups does Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School teach?
- Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Shropshire.
- Has Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School?
- Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School had 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- What are Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydbury North CofE (A) 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 9 July 2024.