St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted: Outstanding

Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 0BPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 113 schools in Sefton. It ranks 3rd of 171 primary schools in Liverpool. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 6 June 2024, report published 11 September 2024

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 6 June 2024

Pupils are immensely proud to attend this exceptional school. Children in the early years and pupils across the school thrive, partly due to the care and guidance that they receive from staff. Pupils relish coming to this happy school each day. The school has an unswerving commitment to excellence which permeates throughout the whole school community. Pupils benefit from a highly engaging curriculum which enables pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to flourish in all aspects of school life. Pupils eagerly rise to meet the school's demanding expectations for their learning. They achieve extremely well. Pupils behave impeccably. They live and breathe the school's values in all that they say and do. Pupils are exceptionally respectful and tolerant of people from other faiths and cultures. They show a deep understanding of what it means to be active and responsible citizens in modern Britain. Pupils make an exceptionally strong contribution to the life of the school. For example, every pupil in key stage 2 avidly takes on many leadership roles in school. These include working as arts or humanities ambassadors or members of the diversity team and the caring in the community team.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

28 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths86%

86%, 24 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths14%

14%, 6 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

236 pupils on roll, with places for 240

Eligible for free school meals6.8%

6.8%, 19.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0%

0%, 21.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support9.3%

9.3%, 5.5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.7%

1.7%, 4.3 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Northway Primary School0.3 milesOfsted: Good72% met the expected standard
Lydiate Primary School0.4 milesOfsted: Good47% met the expected standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School0.5 milesReport card: Strong standard79% met the expected standard
Green Park Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good52% met the expected standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good63% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Emily Alty
Address
Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 0BP
Local authority
Sefton
URN
145096

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.