Holly Road, Fairfield, Liverpool L7 0LH
10 reasons to choose St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield
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St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the 11 best state primary schools in Liverpool and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school is federated with St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary and Nursery School in The Federation of St Cuthbert’s and St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary Schools. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply a Good rating for the school in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 10 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Liverpool LEA.
Average class size
St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools. Most pupils go on to Broughton Hall Catholic High School or Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School at the end of Year 6.
The St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately, with a themed approach if appropriate. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and music.
Sport at St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Fairfield
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am (school staff) to 5.00pm (external contractor).
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