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St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School

Hale Road, Liverpool, L4 3RL

Local ranking31st of 106 primary schools in Liverpool
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

480

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
75.0%
Writing (Expected)
74.0%
Maths (Expected)
82.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
77.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
111

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
461
Boys
226 (49%)
Girls
235 (51%)
Capacity
480 (96% full)
SEND
26.5%
FSM Eligible
40.8%
EAL
18.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
23.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,865/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
17.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 70.7%
  • Black African: 11.5%
  • White Other: 7.2%
  • Other: 3.0%
  • Black Other: 1.7%
  • Asian Indian: 1.5%
  • Asian Other: 1.1%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.9%

70.7%

White British

11.5%

Black African

7.2%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104650
UKPRN
10075011
Establishment No.
3552

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