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EnglandWest MidlandsWalsallWS4 1RHSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Francis Catholic Primary School

Primary

Walsall · Walsall · WS4 1RH www.st-francis-p.walsall.sch.uk

Pupils
212
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWalsall
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Francis Catholic Primary School · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
-8pp
76%72%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
7%
-9pp
16%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Mill Road, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1RH
Local authority
Walsall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%7%78%37%67%7%78%26%78%78%105.0105.0107.019%212
2023/2475%16%84%34%81%16%84%47%88%91%105.0108.0109.018%206
2022/2375%9%88%44%81%16%81%28%88%91%109.0107.0110.0+3.80+2.10+2.6013%202
2018/1976%10%76%38%93%21%93%31%86%83%106.0107.0110.0+3.60+3.50+4.009%223
2017/1868%14%95%50%86%14%73%32%86%91%110.0105.0110.0+7.20+2.00+3.2011%217
2016/1774%7%81%30%89%19%93%22%93%96%105.0106.0110.0+2.20+2.70+3.2010%212

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521230.019%21%35%6%15%
2023/2420619.118%23%34%5%13%
2022/2320219.613%22%30%6%22%
2021/2219821.212%19%29%6%19%
2020/2120224.711%15%31%
2018/1922326.79%17%30%4%12%
2017/1821723.211%15%34%5%9%
2016/1721218.210%12%33%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.