St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 150713
- Address
- Woolton Hill Road, Woolton, L25 6EG
- Website
- www.sfx1842.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1024 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 78.9%
Mixed 6.5%
Other 3.2%
Other White 2.5%
African 2.3%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.6
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.36
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| Geography | GCSE | 102 |
Admissions
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 48
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 186 186 0 |
| Year 8 | 196 196 0 |
| Year 9 | 186 186 0 |
| Year 10 | 185 185 0 |
| Year 11 | 177 177 0 |
| Year 12 | 51 51 0 |
| Year 13 | 43 43 0 |