Forefield Junior School is a primary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Forefield Lane, Liverpool

School Information

Address: Forefield Lane, Liverpool, L23 9TJ
Website: www.forefieldjuniors.co.uk/
Telephone: 01519243971
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Swift
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104871

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 360
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 152

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.5
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Forefield Lane , Crosby L23 9SL
4out of 4 161 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
The Northern Road , Sefton L23 2RQ
3out of 4 596 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St William of York Catholic Primary School
St William Road , Crosby L23 9XH
3out of 4 969 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Ford Close , Litherland L21 0EP
3out of 4 1,276 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School
Cooks Road , Crosby L23 2TB
3out of 4 1,281 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road , Crosby L23 9YB
3out of 4 484 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic College
Liverpool Road , Crosby L23 5TF
2out of 4 926 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic High School
Virgins Lane , Thornton L23 4UL
3out of 4 1,234 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England High School
St Michael's Road , L23 7UL
3out of 4 1,951 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB
2out of 4 2,162 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crosby High School
De Villiers Avenue , Crosby L23 2TH
3out of 4 1,023 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School
Liverpool Road , L23 5SP
- not rated 1,062 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Newfield School
Edge Lane , Crosby L23 4TG
3out of 4 1,103 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St. Mary's College
Everest Road , Crosby L23 5TW
- not rated 1,111 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Stannyfield Drive , Thornton L23 1TY
3out of 4 1,172 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.