St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 30 2024 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
Doncaster
Unique reference
106762
Address
Roberts Road, Balby, DN4 0JN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
240 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
55.4%
Girls
44.6%
First language not English
35.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.8%
Persistent absence
6.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.1%
Pupil ethnicities
African 32.9%
White British 29.2%
Other White 21.7%
Mixed 6.7%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other Black 1.7%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.5
MathsWell below average-3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 41%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
4
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
23
14
9
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
30
20
10
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
29
17
12
Year 2024-2025

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