St Francis CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 20 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 134151
- Address
- Aiken Road, Taw Hill, SN25 1UH
- Website
- www.stfrancis.swindon.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 443 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 62.5%
African 9.9%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 5%
Other Asian 4.1%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Black 2.7%
Indian 2%
Chinese 1.6%
Other 1.4%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Francis CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 28 14 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 29 30 |
| Year 1 | 57 33 24 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 6 | 62 31 31 |