St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 16 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
104650
Address
Hale Road, L4 3RL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
461 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
18.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.9%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.5%
African 11.5%
Other White 7.2%
Other 3%
Other Black 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Mixed 1.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingWell above average2.7
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
115
52
63
Year 4
119
66
53
Year 5
116
56
60
Year 6
111
59
52
Year 2024-2025

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