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Lydiate Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Lambshear Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool L31 2JZ · lydiateprimary.co.uk · 0151 526 2657

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
47%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
224
64% of 351 places
Local authority
Sefton
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
17.1%
First language not English
4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 19 (Places 28)19September 2023: 10 (Places 26)10September 2024: 17 (Places 30)17September 2025: 19 (Places 22)19September 2026: 10 (Places 16)10Places 16
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202616100.6100%
September 2025Sept 202522190.9100%
September 2024Sept 202430170.6100%
September 2023Sept 202326100.490%
September 2022Sept 202228190.7100%

Results

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Sefton it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 88% (England 53%)88%2016/17: 48% (England 61%)48%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 46% (England 60%)46%2023/24: 59% (England 61%)59%2024/25: 47% (England 62%)47%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼47%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●103105
●104105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 14 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Lydiate Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
13 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
75%
Replies
20
8% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●90% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●85% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼43% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

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