St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Margaret Road, Walton, Liverpool, L4 3RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Colette Jennings
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 104651
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515258489
About this school
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 37.3% | 418 | — |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | 67% | 5.4% | 40.8% | 461 | 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 |
| Northcote Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 49.6% | 445 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.28%
- English as an additional language
- 31.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 13.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Bedford Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Northcote Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other 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 Infant and Nursery School teach?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Colette Jennings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery 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 Infant and Nursery School?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School full?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 460 pupils and 418 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 29 June 2026.