Freshfield Primary School

SeftonCommunity school

Watchyard Lane, Formby, Liverpool, L37 3JT

Headteacher: Mrs Hayley WardSchool website ↗Pupils: 283 (capacity: 271)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected May 2024
Oversubscribed
63% of first-choice applicants offered a place
69%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected May 2024
63%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 May 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
69.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 71%·Maths 83%All three 69%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding51%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
30of 48 (62.5%)
How many applied in total?
113

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
139 girls, 144 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 89% (2018/19), currently 69%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1676.0%9.0%+2.2+1.5+0.8
2016/1785.0%15.0%+2.1+1.0+3.0
2017/1869.0%6.0%+2.3+1.3-0.8
2018/1989.0%17.0%+2.1+1.1+2.0
2022/2381.0%9.0%+1.5+1.2+2.0
2023/2479.0%9.0%---
2024/2569.0%17.0%---