Academy converter · Sefton

St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

3–11Ages
236Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145096URN

Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 0BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 above Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

75 applications for 30 places · 21st of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Sefton median (2.2) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 2.6; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 2.6; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 2.9; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.5; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 2.9; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 2.9; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 2.7; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas Church of England Primary School (URN 104919), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	75	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	68	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2024	30	78	2.6	38	1.27
Sep 2023	30	78	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	44	1.47
Sep 2021	29	63	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2019	29	84	2.9	32	1.10
Sep 2018	30	87	2.9	35	1.17
Sep 2017 *	30	82	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	91	3.0	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	103	3.4	39	1.30
Sep 2014 *	30	85	2.8	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%2nd of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	86%	14%	107	108
2023/24	93%	21%	110	108
2022/23	94%	16%	110	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiateThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Northway Primary School
0.5 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lydiate Primary School
0.7 km · Sefton

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

2025

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Green Park Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull
1.4 km · Sefton

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Primary School
2.1 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145096 · 343/3341
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 236 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: St Thomas Church of England Primary School (URN 104919)
Address: Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 0BP
Local authority: Sefton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources