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St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Voluntary aided
Margaret Road, Walton, Liverpool L4 3RX · stfrancisdesalesinfants.org.uk · 0151 525 8489
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 91% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 83 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 83 | 76 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | 109 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 108 | 105 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 96 | 94 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 95 | 88 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 22
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied