Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024
Overview of St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree · Primary · Essex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83% | 17% | 93% | 50% | 90% | 27% | 90% | 30% | 97% | 93% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 9% | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 21% | 93% | 57% | 93% | 25% | 89% | 46% | 96% | 89% | 110.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 5% | 210 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 10% | 76% | 17% | 79% | 14% | 72% | 21% | 90% | 72% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | -1.30 | -0.30 | -1.20 | 8% | 210 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 8% | 68% | 24% | 76% | 28% | 84% | 32% | 84% | 80% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | -0.10 | +1.40 | +1.20 | 14% | 198 |
| 2017/18 | 72% | 8% | 88% | 28% | 76% | 24% | 80% | 24% | 84% | 80% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | -1.00 | -0.90 | -1.40 | 15% | 198 |
| 2016/17 | 46% | 4% | 58% | 15% | 65% | 4% | 62% | 15% | 73% | 65% | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | -3.50 | -4.80 | -3.10 | 19% | 202 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 210 | 23.6 | 9% | 27% | 9% | 3% | 4% |
| 2023/24 | 210 | 22.1 | 5% | 32% | 9% | 4% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 210 | 23.3 | 8% | 32% | 8% | 5% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 204 | 22.7 | 10% | 28% | 11% | 6% | 12% |
| 2020/21 | 205 | 21.4 | 10% | 31% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 198 | 22.5 | 14% | 29% | 9% | 4% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | 198 | 22.0 | 15% | 32% | 8% | 4% | 6% |
| 2016/17 | 202 | 19.1 | 19% | 29% | 11% | 4% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.