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St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lindsay Walton

location_onLytham St Annes, FY8 1JN

language Visit Website phone 1253722022

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Lytham St Annes, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 192 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #138 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #5,498 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%

Reading81% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 69%

Maths81% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.2

1.0 to 5.5

1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.0 to 3.4

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 1.6

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.9

1.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.8 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%

Reading79% LA 76%

Writing69% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 3

-3

Write

LA 0.1

-5.1 to -0.9

1.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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14 March 2019

Inspection Report

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10 March 2015

Inspection Report

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14 June 2012

Inspection Report

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16 March 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2009

Inspection Report

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05 April 2006

Inspection Report

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04 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-03-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-10

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-06-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 192 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	193	2	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	188	5	2.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	176	1	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	180	1	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	201	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	198	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	4	2.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	200	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	196	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	195	6	3.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	201	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	7	3.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils