Lympsham Church of England AcademyBrent Knoll Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Lympsham Church of England Academy and Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Lympsham Church of England Academy scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lympsham Church of England Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lympsham Church of England Academy was judged Good and Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lympsham Church of England Academy versus Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Weston-super-MareLympsham Church of England AcademyHighbridgeBrent Knoll Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking171st of 209 in Somerset 35th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-9 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll135 192
Capacity115 160
LocationWeston-super-Mare, BS24 0EW Highbridge, TA9 4EQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported82.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census135 192
Free school meals (ever 6)5.8% 15.2%
English as an additional language5.2% 1.6%
SEN support1.5% 11.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.7% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.6% 8.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lympsham Church of England Academy

Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School

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