Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=145672,150531,123547,123564
31 fields differ · 5 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Bishops Castle Primary School | Lydbury North Church of England Primary School | Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School | The Community College, Bishop's Castle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Field | Bishops Castle Primary School | Lydbury North Church of England Primary School | Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School | The Community College, Bishop's Castle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Bishops Castle, SY9 5PA | SY7 8AU | SY7 8AU | Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school | Foundation school |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Primary | Primary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–11 | 2–11 | 2–11 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | School remains Good | — | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | — | — | 45.1 |
| Progress 8differs | — | — | — | -0.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | — | — | 46% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | — | — | 68% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | — | — | 31% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | — | — | 4.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 18% | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.1% | — | 4.9% | 8.5% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 11.3% | — | 19.4% | 28.7% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 20 | — | 4 | 61 |
| Places offereddiffers | 20 | — | 4 | 62 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 128 | 37 | 47 | 507 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 128 / 175 (73%) | 37 / 56 (66%) | 47 / 56 (84%) | 507 / 604 (84%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 28.1% | 26.5% | 34.3% | 12.8% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Rebecca Manning | Mrs Kerry Geddis | Mrs Victoria Reynolds | Mr Reuben Thorley |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Diocese of Hereford | Diocese of Hereford | — |
| Constituencydiffers | South Shropshire | South Shropshire | Ludlow | South Shropshire |
| Sponsordiffers | Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust | Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school | Supported by a trust |
| Academy/trustdiffers | DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | — | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.