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
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage2
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
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 |