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Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School

Community school · Taunton · TA4 3SF

Ages 5–11 · 59 pupils · Somerset

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

0.83 · Often has places

Absence

Academic year 2021/22. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.0%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
6.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
73

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2022/23 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.83 · Often has places

1st preferences

5

Places offered

6

1st-preference offers

5

Total preferences (any rank)
15
Preferred offers (top 3)
6
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (20 Jan 2022).

Capacity fill59%

59 pupils · 100 places

Pupils on roll
59
Boys / girls
31 / 28
School capacity
100
Capacity fill
59 / 100 (59%)
Free school meals
6.8%
FSM pupils
4
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Janine Donovan

Location

Address
Lydeard St Lawrence
Postcode
TA4 3SF
Town
Taunton
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset West and Taunton
Constituency
Taunton Deane
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Taunton, Somerset, 59 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.8%.

Open schools in Taunton
57
Primary schools in Taunton
39
Academies among open schools in Taunton
51% (29)
Open schools in TA4
11
Primary in TA4
9
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in TauntonNear TA4

  • Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School

    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Taunton · TA4 4AA · Somerset

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand0.60

    2.8 miles away

  • Bishops Lydeard Church School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Taunton · TA4 3AN · Somerset

    Ages 2–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM22.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Janine Donovan

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