Kenyons Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool L31 0BP
10 reasons to choose St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate
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St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the 7 best state primary schools in Sefton and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 19 members of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 13% of schools.
The St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is a knowledge rich curriculum ‘Core Knowledge Curriculum’. For maths the school uses the Singapore Maths Mastery technique. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and residential trips from Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
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Merchant Taylors’ School, Crosby (5.4 miles); St Mary’s College, Crosby (5.6 miles).
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