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Lyme Community Primary School

St. Helens, WA12 9HDPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
38%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#12,688
of 13,686 nationally

About Lyme Community Primary School

Lyme Community Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit well below the St. Helens local authority average, which is a significant point for parents to weigh up. In the 2023/24 academic year, just 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 61%. That gap of 23 percentage points places the school 44th out of 47 primary schools in St. Helens, putting it in the bottom tier locally and nationally. The picture is mixed when you look at individual subjects: 69% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, which is more respectable, but only 52% did so in reading and 66% in writing. The proportion reaching the higher standard in any subject is low — 21% in maths, 10% in reading and just 3% in writing. For context, no pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLyme Street, Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens, WA12 9HD
HeadteacherJo Roberts
Local AuthoritySt. Helens
Number of Pupils215
Free School Meals (FSM)35.0%
School Capacity215 / 245 (88% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Nov 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteSports HallMusic RoomsForest SchoolPlaying FieldsLibrarySensory RoomGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

AthleticsTennisFootballRoundersGymnasticsCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubGardeningBook ClubChoirChessDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:50

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: lyme.st-helens.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Lyme Community Primary School

Lyme Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.