Lyde Green Primary School
Willowherb Road, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Tom Hutchings
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Castle School Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 432
- Pupils on roll
- 488
- URN
- 141513
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454823150
About this school
Lyde Green Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 488 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 57 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 51% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 70% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 54% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 56% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Lyde Green 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 473 |
| 2023/24 | 493 |
| 2024/25 | 478 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lyde Green Primary School compares
Lyde Green Primary School ranked 60th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.7% | 20.9% | 488 | — |
| Emersons Green Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 11.6% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Blackhorse Primary School | 73% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 615 | 0.8 miles |
| Barley Close Community Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 27.5% | 207 | 1.0 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 46% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 176 | 1.2 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)
- 20.92%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 13.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Emersons Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Blackhorse Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Barley Close Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Lyde Green Primary School ranks 134th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lyde Green Primary School teach?
- Lyde Green Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Lyde Green Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Lyde Green Primary School is Mr Tom Hutchings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lyde Green Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lyde Green 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 Lyde Green Primary School?
- Lyde Green Primary School has 488 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lyde Green Primary School full?
- Lyde Green Primary School has capacity for 432 pupils and 488 on roll (113%), 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 Lyde Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lyde Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lyde Green Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lyde Green Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lyde Green Primary School?
- Lyde Green Primary School is part of CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lyde Green Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Lyde Green Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lyde Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lyde Green Primary School rank locally?
- Lyde Green Primary School ranked 60th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lyde Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Lyde Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lyde Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lyde Green 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 1 July 2026.