St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery SchoolArnot St Mary CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.

Summary of the comparison

St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School and Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School versus Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolSt Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery SchoolLiverpoolArnot St Mary CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking104th of 110 in Liverpool 41st of 110 in Liverpool Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll417 480
Capacity460 420
LocationLiverpool, L4 3RX Liverpool, L4 4ED
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported69.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census417 480
Free school meals (ever 6)37.3% 56.0%
English as an additional language31.7% 25.0%
SEN support19.7% 27.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.1% Stronger figure17.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School

Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School

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