St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 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
104651
Address
Margaret Road, Walton, L4 3RX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
417 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
31.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.3%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.6%
African 16.5%
Other White 6%
Mixed 4.3%
Other 2.9%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
112
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
109
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
108
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
39
17
22
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
32
15
17
Reception, Full-time
112
64
48
Year 1
117
56
61
Year 2
117
58
59
Year 2024-2025

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