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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashireWN8 9AZSt Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

Primary

West Lancashire · Skelmersdale · WN8 9AZ www.sfoa.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
170
cap. 330
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
7%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
35%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
7%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
35%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£9569 spend / pupil£9157 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
7%
-43pp
76%42%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
30%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
27%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
20%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
33%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
7%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
95.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
170
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
35%

Contact

Address
Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/257%0%30%10%27%0%20%0%67%33%99.095.098.020%170
2023/2450%0%72%17%72%0%67%0%94%72%104.0101.0103.019%156
2022/2343%0%68%25%71%0%57%18%86%57%106.0103.0103.0-2.00-1.50-3.7014%164
2018/1969%0%78%22%81%0%78%19%100%81%105.0104.0105.0+1.00-1.30+0.1021%233
2017/1876%5%84%26%84%13%84%13%87%76%105.0104.0104.0+1.50+1.30+1.1015%251
2016/1761%3%76%21%64%9%88%21%91%88%104.0105.0105.0+0.00-2.00+1.7016%261

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
2024/2517018.920%18%57%12%35%
2023/2415616.319%13%59%10%41%
2022/2316417.814%12%58%10%37%
2021/2217318.714%12%58%10%47%
2020/2119017.715%12%48%
2018/1923318.421%10%46%6%19%
2017/1825119.515%9%49%6%19%
2016/1726117.516%7%52%5%12%

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