Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School
Lydeard St Lawrence, Taunton, TA4 3SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicki Smith
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 149379
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Telephone
- 01984667287
About this school
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School is a primary academy in Taunton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 32 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 83% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 83% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 83% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 50% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 115.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +9.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Lydeard St Lawrence Community 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School compares
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School ranked 139th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 32 | — |
| Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School | 75% | 5.9% | 14% | 50 | 2.8 miles |
| Bishops Lydeard Church School | 42% | 5.6% | 22.2% | 196 | 2.9 miles |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 20.9% | 41 | 3.6 miles |
| Wiveliscombe Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 20.4% | 191 | 4.0 miles |
| Cotford St Luke Primary School | 44% | 6.4% | 15.2% | 201 | 4.0 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)
- 10.81%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Bishops Lydeard Church School2.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Stogumber CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Wiveliscombe Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Cotford St Luke Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School ranks 32nd of the 36 ranked primary schools in Taunton.
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton Primary
- Bishops Hull Primary School Primary
- Bishops Lydeard Church School Primary
- Blackbrook Primary School Primary
- Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School Primary
- Churchstanton Primary School Primary
- Cotford St Luke Primary School Primary
- Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holway Park Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School teach?
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School is Mrs Nicki Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lydeard St Lawrence Community 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 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School?
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School has 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School full?
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 32 on roll (36%), 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 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School?
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School rank locally?
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School ranked 139th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lydeard St Lawrence Community 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 3 July 2026.