St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Hale Road, Liverpool, L4 3RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Reidel
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- URN
- 104650
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515257602
About this school
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 461 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 94 | 110 | 111 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 72% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 435 |
| 2023/24 | 469 |
| 2024/25 | 461 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School compares
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School ranked 35th of 106 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.4% | 40.8% | 461 | — |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 37.3% | 418 | 0.1 miles |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.1% | 56% | 490 | 0.2 miles |
| Bedford Primary School | 38% | 7.7% | 51.6% | 393 | 0.4 miles |
| Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School | 29% | 7.4% | 50% | 449 | 0.5 miles |
| Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School | — | — | — | 306 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 16 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.78%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.35%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Bedford Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School ranks 58th of the 175 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School teach?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School is Mr Andrew Reidel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School has 461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School full?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 461 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School ranked 35th of 106 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School's absence rate?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 August 2026.