St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 31 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
239 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
47.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
9.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 32.2%
African 27.6%
Other White 24.7%
Mixed 6.7%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other Black 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 43%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 98
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 Xavier Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
1
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 classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
4
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
12
10
Reception, Full-time
28
16
12
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 6
30
12
18
Year 2023-2024

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