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ClosedPrimaryURN 104872

Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School

Community school · Liverpool · L23 9SL

Ages 3–7 · 314 pupils · Sefton

Overall absence

3.7%

Admissions demand

1.15 · Balanced demand

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.8%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.15 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

101

Places offered

88

1st-preference offers

86

Total preferences (any rank)
197
Preferred offers (top 3)
88
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill99%

314 pupils · 316 places

Pupils on roll
314
Boys / girls
160 / 154
School capacity
316
Capacity fill
314 / 316 (99%)
Free school meals
9.7%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Beverley Roberts

Location

Address
Forefield Lane, Crosby
Postcode
L23 9SL
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Sefton Central
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in Liverpool, Sefton, 314 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.7%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L23
20
Primary in L23
9
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Primary in Sefton LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Beverley Roberts

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