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 83%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
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 |