School admissions in Lydney
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Lydney in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 10 schools in Lydney first 206 times for 203 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Gloucestershire authority's 222 schools. 3 of the 10 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.31 miles (Parkend Primary School) to 2.19 miles (Yorkley Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
10 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy | 1.23 | 30 | 0.67 miles |
| Parkend Primary School | 1.20 | 10 | 1.31 miles |
| Yorkley Primary School | 1.19 | 26 | 2.19 miles |
| Lydney Church of England Community School | 1.00 | 30 | 0.97 miles |
| Pillowell Community Primary School | 1.00 | 10 | 1.51 miles |
| Woolaston Primary School | 0.92 | 12 | not published |
| Severnbanks Primary School | 0.90 | 41 | not published |
| St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School | 0.90 | 10 | not published |
| Bream Church of England Primary School | 0.88 | 26 | not published |
| Aylburton Church of England Primary School | 0.75 | 8 | 1.59 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.