# St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School

St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Liverpool, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 461 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104650. [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 461
- Council: Liverpool
- URN: 104650

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils at St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Liverpool and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Liverpool | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-de-sales-catholic-infant-and-nursery-school-e104651): 150 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- [Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arnot-st-mary-cofe-primary-school-e135267): 330 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Everton Free School & Football College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/everton-free-school-and-football-college-e138379): 550 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Outstanding (overall), April 2024
- [Cambridge Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-nursery-school-e104847): 660 m. Nursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Hillside High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-high-school-e141693): 680 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bedford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-primary-school-e149829): 690 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/104650)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104650)

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