Freshfield Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 21 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
- 283 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 5.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 94%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.4%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 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 79%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Freshfield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 6 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 14 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 35 18 17 |
| Year 1 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 2 | 33 22 11 |
| Year 3 | 32 13 19 |
| Year 4 | 34 16 18 |
| Year 5 | 40 19 21 |
| Year 6 | 35 19 16 |