St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate
Primary schoolSt Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 86% of pupils at St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Northway Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Lydiate Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Deyes High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Green Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).