Malvern Primary SchoolSt Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.

Summary of the comparison

Malvern Primary School and St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Malvern Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate is ahead on our composite score.

  • Malvern Primary School was judged exceptional and St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Malvern Primary School and 86.0% for St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Malvern Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate (94.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Malvern Primary School versus St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolMalvern Primary SchoolLiverpoolSt Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiateEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100A86/100Stronger figure
Local ranking1st of 49 in Knowsley 1st of 73 in Sefton
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll464 239
Capacity505 240
LocationLiverpool, L14 6XA Liverpool, L31 0BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% 86.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census464 239
Free school meals (ever 6)22.0% 7.7%
English as an additional language1.3% 0.4%
SEN support13.8% 6.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% 2.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Malvern Primary School

St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

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