St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 8 2024 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
- 170 (42% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.5%
- Persistent absence
- 32.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 76.5%
Other White 12.9%
African 6.5%
Irish 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Mixed 0.6%
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 50%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 12
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 16 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 17.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 14 8 6 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 5 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 0 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 15 8 7 |
| Year 1 | 16 9 7 |
| Year 2 | 17 10 7 |
| Year 3 | 20 11 9 |
| Year 4 | 18 11 7 |
| Year 5 | 20 9 11 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |