St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at making every child feel valued and known well. Teaching is ambitious and well-planned across all subjects, with particular strength in reading and mathematics. The school goes above and beyond to support disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs, removing barriers and ensuring they participate fully in all aspects of school life.
Key Strengths
- Consistently high standards of behaviour with calm, orderly classrooms where pupils focus well on learning
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with effective teaching of reading, mathematics and vocabulary across all subjects
- Excellent inclusion practices that remove barriers to learning and ensure all pupils feel a strong sense of belonging
- Strong personal development programme building character, resilience and British values
- Effective leadership and governance with staff wellbeing prioritised and decisions informed by research
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not always targeted precisely enough to support the small number of pupils who find handwriting and spelling more difficult
- Attendance for a minority of pupils remains too low despite improving trends
- While disadvantaged pupils achieve well, their outcomes do not yet match those of non-disadvantaged pupils nationally
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding with all legal requirements met, and pupils feel safe and supported.
Extracurricular Activities
Football, choir, debating, musical instruments, stage performances, theatre trips, author visits, global scholars programme, international trips
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School is a well-led Catholic junior school where pupils develop a strong sense of belonging and achieve well across the curriculum. The school creates a caring environment with high expectations, effective teaching, and excellent support for all learners including disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs.
At a Glance
41.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 75%. Maths has remained stable at around 82%. Writing has remained stable at around 74%.
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
28.9
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
461 pupils
480 capacity
19 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
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Admissions Demand - Liverpool
Places available
6,140
Applications
4,934
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.4%
Primary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3526%
Overall absence
17.64706%
Persistent absence
493
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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