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 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 27.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.7%
White British 42.4%
Other White 18.1%
African 12.9%
Mixed 12.3%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other Black 2.4%
Irish Traveller 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Irish 1%
Pakistani 1%
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 89%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 21%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 23
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 18 11 |
| Year 1 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 4 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 5 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |