Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy
School Crescent, Lydney, GL15 5TA
211 pupils · 100% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 10 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 90% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.23 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 37 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 56 | 78 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 34 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 54 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 38 | 72 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 24 | 44 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lydney Church of England Community School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Severnbanks Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Pillowell Community Primary School 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Yorkley Primary School 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Aylburton Church of England Primary School 3.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bream Church of England Primary School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.