The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 25 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 144493
- Address
- Gardners Drive, Kensington, L6 7UR
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 887 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.5%
- Girls
- 40.5%
- First language not English
- 48.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.3%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.0%
White British 34.9%
African 14%
Other 13%
Mixed 11.2%
Other White 10%
Other Black 4.3%
Other Asian 3.6%
Unclassified 3%
Indian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.74
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.43
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.6
Local authority average 41.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.64
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 23 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 29 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 111 76 |
| Year 8 | 179 92 87 |
| Year 9 | 174 115 59 |
| Year 10 | 168 99 69 |
| Year 11 | 179 111 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 84.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 26.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 51.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |