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

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Lytham St Annes, Lancashire·FY8 1JN
Composite score
50.2
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#7,198
National rank
#994
In North West
#216
In Lancashire
Top 49%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
25 first choices, 26 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
79
any preference, for 26 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9520220.7020230.9220241.0020250.962026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
192
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
17.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,970
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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

St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 192 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 25 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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