Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beverley Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 316
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 150813
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519246235
About this school
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 318 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School (URN 104872).
How Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School compares
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 | — | 3.8% | 12.9% | 318 | — |
| Forefield Junior School | 76% | 4.4% | 16.3% | 362 | 0.1 miles |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 725 | 0.4 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 | 0.6 miles |
| Hatton Hill Primary School | 60% | 6.5% | 51.3% | 314 | 0.8 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)
- 12.92%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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Forefield Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Great Crosby Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St William of York Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Hatton Hill Primary School0.8 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 year groups does Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Beverley Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forefield Community 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 big is Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School?
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School full?
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 316 pupils and 318 on roll (101%), 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 Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School?
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School is part of MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Forefield Community 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 Forefield Community 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 10 July 2026.