St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior SchoolBedford Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.
Summary of the comparison
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School and Bedford Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bedford Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School was judged strong and Bedford Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School and 38.0% for Bedford Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School (63.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolSt Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | LiverpoolBedford Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 106 in Liverpool | 66th of 73 in Sefton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 461 | 393 | |
| Capacity | 480 | 420 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L4 3RL | Liverpool, L20 9LJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 67.0% Stronger figure | 38.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 461 | 407 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.8% | 51.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.2% | 27.8% | |
| SEN support | 23.4% | 21.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 5.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.6% Stronger figure | 23.2% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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 Junior School
Bedford Primary School
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