How many pupils attend Lydbury North Church of England Primary School?

Lydbury North Church of England Primary School has 37 pupils on roll.

What ages does Lydbury North Church of England Primary School take?

Lydbury North Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

How do I apply to Lydbury North Church of England Primary School?

Lydbury North Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Lydbury North Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Lydbury North Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Lydbury North Church of England Primary School?

When Lydbury North Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — 'Looked after children' (iii) or children who were previously ‘looked after’, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority, the Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional medical or social need — Families who have exceptional medical(iv) or social needs that make it essential that their child attends Lydbury North Primary Academy rather than any other. These needs must be fully supported by written evidence from the appropriate professional person involved with the family; 3. Children of service personnel or crown servants — Children of service personnel(v) with a confirmed posting to their area, or crown servants returning from overseas to live in that area, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 8 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Proximity of the child’s home, as measured by the straight-line distance between the home and the academy(viii), with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority, will serve to differentiate between children in criteria 1 to 7 should the need arise. In the event that two distance measurements are identical, the academy will use random allocation to decide which child should be offered the place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Lydbury North Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 97.3% of pupils at Lydbury North Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Lydbury North Church of England Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Lydbury North Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — 'Looked after children' (iii) or children who were previously ‘looked after’, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority, the Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional medical or social need — Families who have exceptional medical(iv) or social needs that make it essential that their child attends Lydbury North Primary Academy rather than any other. These needs must be fully supported by written evidence from the appropriate professional person involved with the family.
3Children of service personnel or crown servants — Children of service personnel(v) with a confirmed posting to their area, or crown servants returning from overseas to live in that area.
4Catchment with sibling — Children with a normal home address (see appendix (vii)) in the catchment area and with a sibling(vi) either on the roll of the academy at the time of application, or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place at the academy for them and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry to the academy.
5Catchment area — Children with a normal home address(vii)in the catchment area (See Appendix 2)
6Outside catchment with sibling — Children with a normal home address outside the catchment area and with a sibling either on the roll of the academy at the time of application, or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place at the academy and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry to the academy.
7All other children — All other children.

If two applications tie: Proximity of the child’s home, as measured by the straight-line distance between the home and the academy(viii), with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority, will serve to differentiate between children in criteria 1 to 7 should the need arise. In the event that two distance measurements are identical, the academy will use random allocation to decide which child should be offered the place.

Children with a Statement of Special Educational Need or with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan naming Lydbury North Primary will always be offered places, before oversubscription criteria are applied. Multiple births: if one place is available and next child is a twin/triplet, both/all would be admitted even if this exceeds PAN of 8. CATCHMENT: Children with a normal home address in the catchment area (See Appendix 2) Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Shropshire Council. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.