“schools in Sefton”

Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 0LD

The leadership and management requires improvement

been able to work alongside a gymnastics coach to improve their skills. The school is rightly proud that more pupils now take part in swimming. The most able swimmers practise each week at the pool in a neighbouring private school and have just won their first trophy.  The school works hard to involve parents in the life of the school and their children’s learning, through assemblies and curriculum workshops. Parents are very supportive of the school’s work, and the way in which it cares for their children.  The school has worked successfully over the past year with the ‘Next Steps’ nursery and Children’s Centre, to develop the ‘School Readiness’ project across Sefton schools. This has helped to improve children’s skills when they start school.  Leaders make sure that the pupil premium funding is spent on supporting disadvantaged pupils so that the gaps between their achievement and that of other pupils are narrowing. This demonstrates the

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9TJ

Inspection of Forefield Junior School, Sefton, L23 9TJ

 Forefield Junior School is outstanding.  All of you learn a great deal in your four years at the school and you are very well prepared to go on to secondary schools.  The standard of your work in subjects and activities is excellent.  This is partly because of the first class care and teaching you are given and partly because you all want to work hard and do as well as you can.  Your behaviour is excellent and you obviously enjoy coming to school very much.  You have wonderful opportunities to join in with such a wide range of really interesting activities and many of you take part in these.  The school is exceptionally well managed. The headteacher and staff go to great lengths to ensure you are well taught, behave considerately and grow up responsibly.  Your parents are rightly very pleased with the education you receive at Forefield.  The governors and headteacher are determined that the school will continue to

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9TJ

Inspection of Forefield Junior School, Sefton, L23 9TJ

To help the school to improve, I have asked the headteacher and governors to:

Fernhill Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AQ · Part of The Great Schools Trust

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Sefton local authority’s Oakfield Pupil Referral Unit.  In 2014, the school met the government’s current floor standard, which are the minimum expectations for attainment and progress for students at the end of Key Stage 4.  When Hawthorne’s Free School was inspected in February 2014, it was judged to require special measures. Subsequently, the school was inspected on four occasions.  The headteacher, in post at the time of the previous inspection, has left the school and the governing body has been reconstituted.  It is planned that the school will join the ‘Great Schools’ multi-academy trust at the start of the autumn term.  The school is receiving support from staff of the King’s Leadership Academy in Warrington.  The school have recently formed a partnership with Hugh Baird College in Liverpool to help broaden the school’s curriculum and offer a greater range of vocational options at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4TG

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 The school uses five unregistered alternative providers and one registered alternative provider.  The school has one temporary primary classroom based in Maghull High School, Sefton.  All pupils have an education, health and care plan. The school caters for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs and autism.  The school meets the requirements of the provider access legislation, which requires schools to provide pupils in Years 8 to 13 with information and engagement about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.

Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L30 2DB

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 South Sefton College is a school for 16–19-year-old students, funded directly by the Education Funding Agency and supported by Sefton local authority. It is one of very few centres in the country which are designated as schools but are exclusively for students aged 16 to 19.  South Sefton College is smaller than the average secondary school. The number on roll has fallen since the last inspection.  Most students are White British. Few students are from minority ethnic groups or speak English as an additional language.  The proportion of students who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is below average.  The college meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9TJ

Inspection of Forefield Junior School, Sefton, L23 9TJ

I promised to let you know what we thought of your school when we inspected it recently.

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB · Part of Mersey View Learning Trust

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Sefton) to provide training opportunities for staff and to quality assure aspects of its work.  The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress.

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9TJ

Inspection of Forefield Junior School, Sefton, L23 9TJ

I wish you all the very best for your future learning at Forefield Junior School.

Sefton Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 5DB

Linaker Primary School Sefton Street, Southport PR8 5DB

Sefton Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 5DB

Primary Type of school Community School category 3 °11 Age range of pupils Mixed Gender of pupils Number on roll 456 School The governing body Appropriate authority Cllr M Fearn Chair Mr C Coleman Headteacher 1 March 2004 Date of previous school inspection Sefton Street School address Southport Merseyside PR8 5DB 01704 532343 Telephone number 01704 541949 Fax number

Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 9NZ

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Leadership and management: the contribution of all the staff with responsibilities, not just the headteacher, to identifying priorities, directing and motivating staff and running the school. Inspection of Hatton Hill Primary School, Sefton.

Thornton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4UL

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 Holy Family Catholic High School is an average-sized school in Sefton.  The school is part of the Archdiocese of Liverpool.  About a quarter of the pupils who completed Year 11 in 2017 joined during key stage 4, following the planned closure of another local school. For those who completed Year 11 in 2018, this proportion rose to one third.  The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is in line with the national average.  The proportion of pupils with SEND is in line with the national average.  The proportion of pupils with an education, health and care plan is significantly below the national average.  The school uses four alternative providers for a small number of pupils. These are Educ8, Everton Free School, Oakfield Pupil Referral Unit and Pinefield Centre.

Sefton Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 5DB

Inspection of Linaker Primary School Sefton Street, Southport, Merseyside PR8 5DB

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9TJ

Inspection of Forefield Junior School, Sefton, L23 9TJ

 give you more opportunities to learn about people from other cultures who make up our diverse community in the UK; and  consult with parents to find out what they all think about the type of uniform you wear.

Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9TJ

Inspection of Forefield Junior School, Sefton, L23 9TJ

Peter Toft HMI Lead inspector procedures set out in the guidance 'Complaining about inspections', which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk.

Sefton Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 5DB

Inspection of Linaker Primary School Sefton Street, Southport, Merseyside PR8 5DB

Maghull, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 8BW

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 The school is an average-sized primary school.  The proportion of pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals is very small, and the proportion known to be eligible for the pupil premium is also small. (The pupil premium is additional government funding for those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children who are looked after).  The proportion of pupils who are supported through school action is higher than the national average. The proportion of pupils supported by school action plus and those with a statement of special educational needs, are both slightly below average.  The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic heritage is very small. Very few pupils speak English as an additional language and none are at an early stage of learning to speak English.  The school currently holds the ‘Sefton Primary School Sports Award, School of the Year’ trophy.

Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 0LD

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pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.  The school has close links with the Waterloo Children’s Centre and ‘Next Steps’ nursery, which operate on the school site.  The school is part of the Capital Network of schools, and has taken the lead in the ‘School Readiness’ project for Sefton.  The school provides a breakfast and after-school club.

41 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool, L31 2HE

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Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton.  The school is an examination centre for different qualifications, mainly basic skills, including BTEC and Edexcel. Both bodies quality assure the school’s education materials and assessment procedures.