St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 25 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 115194
- Address
- Gilchrist Way, Gilchrist Way, CM7 2SY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 210 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 32.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.3%
White British 43.3%
Other White 20%
Mixed 12.4%
African 8.6%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Irish 1.4%
Irish Traveller 1.4%
Pakistani 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 4 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 5 | 31 17 14 |
| Year 6 | 30 20 10 |