St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

Primary · Sefton · L31 0BP · URN 145096

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2024-06-06Cohort 236Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 28

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 71 schools in Sefton

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
86%
Sefton 57.1%England 61%
28.9 percentage points above the area average of 57.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
14%
Sefton 5%England 8%
9 percentage points above the area average of 5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Sefton 104.83England 105
2.2 above the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Sefton 103.64England 105
4.4 above the area average of 103.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Sefton 104.76England 105
In line with the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
21%
Sefton 25.9%England 32%
4.9 percentage points below the area average of 25.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
93%
Sefton 73.4%
19.6 percentage points above the area average of 73.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
93%
Sefton 67.7%
25.3 percentage points above the area average of 67.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
93%
Sefton 71.7%
21.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
28
Sefton 42
14 below the area average of 42
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Sefton	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	86% Sefton 57.1%England 61%	28.9 percentage points above the area average of 57.1	25 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	14% Sefton 5%England 8%	9 percentage points above the area average of 5	6 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Sefton 104.83England 105	2.2 above the area average of 104.8	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	108 Sefton 103.64England 105	4.4 above the area average of 103.6	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Sefton 104.76England 105	In line with the area average of 104.8	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	21% Sefton 25.9%England 32%	4.9 percentage points below the area average of 25.9	11 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	93% Sefton 73.4%	19.6 percentage points above the area average of 73.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	93% Sefton 67.7%	25.3 percentage points above the area average of 67.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	93% Sefton 71.7%	21.3 percentage points above the area average of 71.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	28 Sefton 42	14 below the area average of 42	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Sefton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 0% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 6.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 9.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 21% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 14% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 86% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 90.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate Outstanding at its inspection on 06/06/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is a primary school in Sefton, postcode L31 0BP (URN 145096).
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