St Francis Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 10 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103437
- Address
- Nursery Road, Handsworth, B19 1PH
- Website
- www.stfranrc.bham.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 381 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 40.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.1%
African 29.1%
Unclassified 25.5%
Mixed 16.6%
Caribbean 9.7%
Bangladeshi 4.7%
Other Black 4.7%
Pakistani 3.9%
White British 2.1%
Other 1.6%
Other Asian 1%
Other White 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.5
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsBelow average-1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Francis Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 43 25 18 |
| Year 1 | 47 23 24 |
| Year 2 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 3 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |