Forefield Junior School
About the school
Forefield Junior School is an open primary school in Sefton.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 July 2021
- Published
- 22 September 2021
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 76%
- Sefton
- 58%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 9%
- Sefton
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 89%
- Sefton
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Sefton
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Sefton
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 89%
- Sefton
- 72%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 52%
- Sefton
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 92%
- Sefton
- 80%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Sefton
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Sefton
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Sefton
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
362
Girls
52.76%
Boys
47.24%
SEN support
20.17%
Education, health and care plan
1.38%
English as an additional language
3.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.30%
Overall absence
4.37
Persistent absence
9.86