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Lympsham Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Academy
Rectory Way, Lympsham, Weston-Super-Mare BS24 0EW · lympshamcofeacademy.co.uk · 01934 750473
On the mapSearch near BS24 0EW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 139
- 24 over 115 places · 121%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 18 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 18 | 19 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 91% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Lympsham Church of England Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 53
- 39% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied