St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 147213
- Address
- Darlington Road, DL10 7DA
- Website
- http://www.sfxschool.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 608 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 88.3%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 1.8%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.7
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.15
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 54 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 114 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 119 50 69 |
| Year 8 | 121 56 65 |
| Year 9 | 136 68 68 |
| Year 10 | 117 61 56 |
| Year 11 | 115 54 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 31.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 40.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 11.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |