Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
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Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School is a converter academy in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 318 pupils, 2 more than it has places for. About 10 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 75 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 78% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9SL0151 924 6235forefieldinfantschool.co.ukMrs Beverley Roberts headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 20 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
The school is full, with 2 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sefton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (34), emotional and mental health (18), Specific learning difficulty (10), Multi-sensory impairment (1), Other difficulty or disability (1), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 318 | 315 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 10% | 11% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 7.1% | 2.8% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 7.5% | 4.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School, the school this one replaced in September 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forefield Junior School | Academy | 150 m | 362 | Good 2021 | 81 | Compare |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 640 m | 725 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| St William of York Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 920 m | 234 | Good 2024 | 52 | Compare |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.6 miles | 153 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| Hatton Hill Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 314 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
| St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 234 | Good 2024 | 68 | Compare |
| Waterloo Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 416 | Good 2022 | 16 | Compare |
| Valewood Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 45 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Lane Infant School | Academy | 9.2 miles | 322 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 12.1 miles | 279 | Not inspected | 95 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 75 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 75% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 47 to 90. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.28 | 2024/25; 183 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School scores 75 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 78% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 47 to 90, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 20 September 2023.
How many pupils does Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School have?
318 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 316 places, so it is 101% full.
Is Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 2 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 96.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 31.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 33% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9SL
- Telephone
- 0151 924 6235
- Website
- www.forefieldinfantschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beverley Roberts
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Mersey View Learning Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward
- Manor
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150813 · LAESTAB 3432057 · UKPRN 10094967
- Formerly
- Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.