St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School, Liverpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher, I feel truly privileged to lead such a warm, faith-filled Catholic school community, rooted in Gospel values and guided by the principles of Catholic Social Teaching."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, coding, cooking and eco club.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 76 families put St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 117 named it as one of their preferences, for 83 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School are St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 82% maths); Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 84% maths); Bedford Primary School (0.4 miles, 54% reading, 55% maths); and Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 42% reading, 46% maths).

22 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (82%).

34.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Black (21%) and Asian (6%).

St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kirkdale Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Makin Street (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 697 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School issued 7 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School are Hillside High School (0.4 miles) and Alsop High School (0.4 miles).