Bream Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Lydney, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Bream Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Lydney, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Bream Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Ofsted rated it Good on 28 November 2023; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire, 4 are Good, 2 Requires improvement and 2 have no current grade.
For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, with 23 first-choice applications for 26 offers and 3 offers to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
That 2024/25 figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire that have results.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: High Street, Bream, Lydney, GL15 6JW
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 186 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 28 November 2023

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy coming to Bream Church of England Primary School.”
“Staff create a safe space to learn.”
“This gives pupils the confidence to talk about their feelings with adults.”

To improve

“However, in a minority of subjects, the school’s work is at an earlier stage of development.”
“As a result, pupils do not have the same depth of knowledge across all subjects.”
“Despite this effective work, the school is still working to overcome a legacy of weaker past practice.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	41%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Pillowell Community Primary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Parkend Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
Ellwood Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Yorkley Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Lydney Church of England Community School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Clearwell Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Aylburton Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published