St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Hale Road, Liverpool, L4 3RL
461 pupils · 96% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Free school meals
- 41.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 14 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School 0.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bedford Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John's Catholic Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.