St Francis Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 2 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Walsall
Unique reference
104239
Address
Mill Road, Shelfield, WS4 1RH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
206 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
22.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.1%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.7%
African 12.6%
Mixed 6.8%
Other White 5.8%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 4.4%
Chinese 1.9%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1%
Irish 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.8
WritingAverage2.1
MathsAbove average2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Francis Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
3
5
Reception, Full-time
29
16
13
Year 1
24
15
9
Year 2
25
13
12
Year 3
26
16
10
Year 4
24
10
14
Year 5
28
9
19
Year 6
32
18
14
Year 2023-2024

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