Lydbury North Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Shropshire·SY7 8AU
Composite score
9.1
Compare Lydbury North Church of England Primary School with another school
#14,751
National rank
#1566
In West Midlands
#115
In Shropshire
Top 100%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
14%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
2 first choices, 2 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
3
any preference, for 2 places

Every child who put Lydbury North Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
42
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
37.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
2.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
8.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£12,789
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

Lydbury North Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Shropshire, Lydbury North Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 42 pupils aged 2 to 11. 14% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 100 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Lydbury North Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 2 Reception places. There are about 8.4 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare Lydbury North Church of England Primary School with another school