St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolForefield Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

St William of York Catholic Primary School and Forefield Junior School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • St William of York Catholic Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Forefield Junior School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Forefield Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St William of York Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Forefield Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for St William of York Catholic Primary School and 76.0% for Forefield Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St William of York Catholic Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St William of York Catholic Primary School versus Forefield Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolSt William of York Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpoolForefield Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking20th of 73 in Sefton Stronger figure55th of 73 in Sefton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll246 362
Capacity210 360
LocationLiverpool, L23 9XH Liverpool, L23 9TJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census246 362
Free school meals (ever 6)47.8% 16.3%
English as an additional language4.9% 3.6%
SEN support17.9% 20.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.6% 9.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Full profiles: St William of York Catholic Primary School · Forefield Junior School