St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolSt Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School and St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate are primary schools.

  • St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School scores 81 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.

  • St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding 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 90.0% for St Robert Bellarmine Catholic 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 St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% 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

St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School versus St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BootleSt Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpoolSt Thomas Church of England Primary School, LydiateEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100A86/100Stronger figure
Local ranking2nd of 73 in Sefton 1st of 73 in Sefton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 239
Capacity210 240
LocationBootle, L20 6ED Liverpool, L31 0BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure86.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 239
Free school meals (ever 6)15.7% 7.7%
English as an additional language2.5% 0.4%
SEN support10.2% 6.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence4.9% 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.

St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School

St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate

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