St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L4 3RL · Liverpool
Ages 7–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM41.2%
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 104651
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Voluntary aided school · Liverpool · L4 3RX
Ages 2–7 · 418 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
Not judged
Overall absence
4.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-05
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.4%
Unauthorised3.0%
- Authorised absence
- 1.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 247
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill91%
418 pupils · 460 places
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- Boys / girls
- 220 / 198
- School capacity
- 460
- Capacity fill
- 418 / 460 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- FSM pupils
- 130
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 2–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Colette Jennings
Location
- Address
- Margaret Road, Walton
- Postcode
- L4 3RX
- Town
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- District
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 2–7, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 418 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 34.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Liverpool · L4 4ED · Liverpool
Ages 2–11
- KS255%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM51.2%
0.2 miles away
Bedford Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Primary
Liverpool · L20 9LJ · Sefton
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence8.1%
- FSM52.9%
0.4 miles away
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L4 5RW · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- KS228%
- Absence7.7%
- FSM52.2%
0.5 miles away
Northcote Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L9 1HW · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM51.3%
0.6 miles away
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Liverpool · L4 1QD · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- FSM47.3%
0.6 miles away
St John's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L4 1UN · Liverpool
Ages 2–11
- KS278%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM28.3%
0.7 miles away
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bootle · L20 3JL · Sefton
Ages 2–11
- KS253%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM50.8%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Colette Jennings
- Telephone
- 01515258489