St Francis Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 1 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%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.8
WritingAverage2.1
MathsAbove average2.6
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
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 |