St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 12 2014 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
411 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
28.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.2%
African 13.4%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 3.6%
Indian 2.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
108
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
105
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
104
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
4
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
37
24
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
19
8
11
Reception, Full-time
116
58
58
Year 1
110
53
57
Year 2
121
56
65
Year 2023-2024

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