Severnbanks Primary School
Naas Lane, Lydney, GL15 5AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SEVERN FEDERATION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Bradley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Severn Federation Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 139165
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594842789
About this school
Severnbanks Primary School is a primary academy in Lydney. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 251 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 46 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 54% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 72% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 70% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.30 | - | - |
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 Severnbanks 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 | 60% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Severnbanks Primary School compares
Severnbanks Primary School ranked 85th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.8% | 37.6% | 251 | — |
| Lydney Church of England Community School | 65% | 5.3% | 22% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy | 90% | 3.9% | 20% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Aylburton Church of England Primary School | 83% | 7.2% | 29% | 68 | 1.8 miles |
| Sharpness Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 19.3% | 114 | 2.2 miles |
| Pillowell Community Primary School | 44% | 4.6% | 17.6% | 73 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.56%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 13.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lydney Church of England Community School0.8 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Aylburton Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Sharpness Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Berkeley
-
Pillowell Community Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Lydney
Other schools in Lydney
Severnbanks Primary School ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Lydney.
- Aylburton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bream Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lydney Church of England Community School Primary
- Parkend Primary School Primary
- Pillowell Community Primary School Primary
- Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Woolaston Primary School Primary
- Yorkley Primary School Primary
- The Dean Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Severnbanks Primary School teach?
- Severnbanks Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lydney.
- Who is the headteacher of Severnbanks Primary School?
- The headteacher of Severnbanks Primary School is Mrs Natasha Bradley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Severnbanks Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Severnbanks 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 Severnbanks Primary School?
- Severnbanks Primary School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Severnbanks Primary School full?
- Severnbanks Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 251 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Severnbanks Primary School a faith school?
- No. Severnbanks Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Severnbanks Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Severnbanks Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Severnbanks Primary School?
- Severnbanks Primary School is part of SEVERN FEDERATION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Severnbanks Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Severnbanks Primary School rank locally?
- Severnbanks Primary School ranked 85th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Severnbanks Primary School's absence rate?
- Severnbanks Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Severnbanks Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Severnbanks 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 15 July 2026.