Forefield Junior School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

BootleConstituency

L23 9TJPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Forefield Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Sefton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 362 pupils. Forefield Junior School is part of MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2012

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

362

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 362
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 May 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.