Community school · Sefton

Freshfield Primary School

3–11Ages
272Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104883URN

Watchyard Lane, Formby, Liverpool, L37 3JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

2.4 above Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

137 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.6applications per place, Reception

2.4 above Sefton median (2.2) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 30 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 4.6; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 3.8; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 4.9; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 4.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 4.0; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 3.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 3.8; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 4.3; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 4.3; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 3.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 4.0; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 4.1; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 3.8; Sefton median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sefton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	137	4.6	51	1.70
Sep 2025	30	113	3.8	48	1.60
Sep 2024	27	131	4.9	57	2.11
Sep 2023	30	131	4.4	56	1.87
Sep 2022	30	121	4.0	49	1.63
Sep 2021	30	101	3.4	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	114	3.8	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	129	4.3	48	1.60
Sep 2018	30	129	4.3	43	1.43
Sep 2017	30	108	3.6	40	1.33
Sep 2016	29	117	4.0	37	1.28
Sep 2015	30	123	4.1	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	115	3.8	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 71% · Maths 83% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%17th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	17%	109	107
2023/24	79%	9%	108	107
2022/23	81%	9%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Freshfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Sefton

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Sefton

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Redgate Community Primary School
1.2 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.9 km · Sefton

2026

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre
3.3 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Shoreside Primary School
3.9 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104883 · 343/2078
Capacity: 271 pupils · 272 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Watchyard Lane, Formby, Liverpool, L37 3JT
Local authority: Sefton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources