St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 21 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 134598
- Address
- Blakehall, WN8 9AZ
- Website
- www.sfoa.lancs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 156 (42% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.6%
- Persistent absence
- 36.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 81.4%
Other White 10.9%
African 5.1%
Other 1.3%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Mixed 0%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsWell below average-3.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
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 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 14
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 15.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 1 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 19 9 10 |
| Year 1 | 18 10 8 |
| Year 2 | 18 10 8 |
| Year 3 | 15 10 5 |
| Year 4 | 21 10 11 |
| Year 5 | 26 14 12 |
| Year 6 | 18 4 14 |