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Lyde Green Community School, Bristol

Secondary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 11–16

Lyde Green Community School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Bristol, part of The Olympus Academy Trust.

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to South Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Lyde Green Community School in detail

Lyde Green Community School in its own words

In its own words: "Lyde Green Community School is a new 11-16 secondary school built with the future in mind and firmly at the heart of its community. The opportunity to empower our young people is a huge privilege and one that we take exceptionally seriously."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Lyde Green Community School

Across South Gloucestershire, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in South Gloucestershire lodged 63 appeals against secondary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (12.2% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lyde Green Community School are Downend School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); Mangotsfield School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); King's Oak Academy (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.2); and Winterbourne Academy (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6).

Downend SchoolMangotsfield SchoolKing's Oak AcademyWinterbourne Academy

The trust

Lyde Green Community School is one of 10 schools run by The Olympus Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.2 in 2024/25.

All 10 schools in The Olympus Academy Trust

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Yate Rail Station, about 3.3 miles away in a straight line.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Lyde Green Community School are Lyde Green Primary School (0.4 miles), Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School (1 mile), Emersons Green Primary School (1 mile) and Blackhorse Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Lyde Green Primary SchoolMangotsfield Church of England Primary SchoolEmersons Green Primary SchoolBlackhorse Primary School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Likely (~832m)Possible (~1.2km)Unlikely (~1.5km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Tom Hill
LA:South Gloucestershire
Phone:01454252001
Address:Honeysuckle Road, Lyde Green, Bristol, BS16 7LS
Trust:THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST (10 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2026

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:152456
UKPRN:10100953
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Filton and Bradley Stoke
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Lyde Green P&R (NE-bound)
593m · 10 min walk
School Square (S-bound)
767m · 12 min walk
Valerian Street (SE-bound)
919m · 15 min walk
Emersons Green (NE-bound)
940m · 15 min walk
Sainsbury's (NE-bound)
948m · 15 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Lyde Green Community School is in South Gloucestershire; for families living there:

Apply to South Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

The typical figure for schools in South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Commute and house prices

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Your home postcode, set against Lyde Green Community School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Lyde Green Community School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Lyde Green Community School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from South Gloucestershire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • How many families in South Gloucestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Bristol

Low pressure
New homes approved:15,069
Projected new pupils:2,712

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol

Across South Gloucestershire council

Low demand council-wide1.01 applications per place

Places available

3,139

Applications

3,164

Got 1st preference

89.4%

Got preferred school

98.3%

All secondary applications across South Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.

Questions parents ask about Lyde Green Community School

What is the catchment area for Lyde Green Community School?

No fixed boundary. When Lyde Green Community School is oversubscribed, South Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How do I apply to Lyde Green Community School?

Apply through South Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lyde Green Community School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Lyde Green Community School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Lyde Green Community School?

Lyde Green Community School is at Honeysuckle Road, Lyde Green, Bristol, BS16 7LS.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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