Freshfield Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 22 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sefton
Unique reference
104883
Address
Watchyard Lane, Formby, L37 3JT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
279 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
3.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.8%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.5%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 2.5%
Other Asian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 81%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 9%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Freshfield Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
57
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
3
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
31
18
13
Reception, Full-time
30
14
16
Year 1
31
19
12
Year 2
32
13
19
Year 3
31
14
17
Year 4
40
18
22
Year 5
35
19
16
Year 6
33
14
19
Year 2023-2024

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