Lympsham Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Somerset
Rectory Way, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 0EW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
12.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
139
Capacity used
Over capacity121%
115 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
13 of 13 families who put it first got an offer
13
Places offered
20
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 13 | 13 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Whiting
- Address
- Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 0EW
- Phone
- 01934750473
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Brent · Wells and Mendip Hills
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143330
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
139 pupils · 115 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 87 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.