Freshfield Primary School
Watchyard Lane, Formby, Liverpool, L37 3JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Ward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 271
- Pupils on roll
- 272
- URN
- 104883
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704876567
About this school
Freshfield Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 272 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 79% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 82% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Freshfield Primary 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 | 81% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Freshfield Primary School compares
Freshfield Primary School ranked 17th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.8% | 10.5% | 272 | — |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 238 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School | 82% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| Redgate Community Primary School | 65% | 7.1% | 29.3% | 259 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 62% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 349 | 1.2 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 49% | 3.8% | 12% | 365 | 1.4 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)
- 10.46%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Redgate Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Woodlands Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Luke's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Formby
Other schools in Liverpool
Freshfield Primary School ranks 47th of the 176 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 year groups does Freshfield Primary School teach?
- Freshfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Freshfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Freshfield Primary School is Mrs Hayley Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Freshfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Freshfield Primary 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 big is Freshfield Primary School?
- Freshfield Primary School has 272 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Freshfield Primary School full?
- Freshfield Primary School has capacity for 271 pupils and 272 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Freshfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Freshfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Freshfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Freshfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Freshfield Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Freshfield Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Freshfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Freshfield Primary School rank locally?
- Freshfield Primary School ranked 17th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Freshfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Freshfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Freshfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Freshfield Primary 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 29 June 2026.