Northway Primary SchoolSt Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Northway Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) 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.

  • Northway Primary School was judged Good 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 72.0% for Northway 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 risen at Northway Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% 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

Northway Primary School versus St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolNorthway Primary SchoolLiverpoolSt Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiateEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100A86/100Stronger figure
Local ranking40th of 73 in Sefton 1st of 73 in Sefton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll359 239
Capacity315 240
LocationLiverpool, L31 9AA Liverpool, L31 0BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% 86.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census359 239
Free school meals (ever 6)11.4% 7.7%
English as an additional language0.3% 0.4%
SEN support7.2% 6.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.7% 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.

Northway Primary School

St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

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