Forefield Junior School
Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9TJ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Forefield Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Swift
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 104871
- Local authority
- Sefton
About this school
Forefield Junior School was a community primary school in Liverpool. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Forefield Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - |
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 Forefield 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.3% | 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% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forefield Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 67% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 19.8% | 359 | — |
| Forefield Junior School | 76% | 4.4% | 16.3% | 362 | 0.0 miles |
| Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 12.9% | 318 | 0.1 miles |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 725 | 0.3 miles |
| St William of York Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.2% | 47.8% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School | 29% | 7% | 62.8% | 153 | 0.7 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.8%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forefield Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Great Crosby Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St William of York Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School0.7 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 Forefield Junior School teach?
- Forefield Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Liverpool.
- Has Forefield Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Forefield Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Forefield Junior School?
- Forefield Junior School had 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Forefield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Forefield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forefield 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 31 August 2024.