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EnglandWest MidlandsHerefordshire, County ofHR1 1DTSt Francis Xavier's Primary School
Primary

St Francis Xavier's Primary School

Primary

Herefordshire, County of · Hereford · HR1 1DT http://www.st-francisxaviers.hereford.sch.uk

Pupils
214
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 22/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHerefordshire, County of
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Francis Xavier's Primary School · Primary · Herefordshire, County of

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
-3pp
84%79%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
13%
-10pp
33%23%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
91%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
214
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
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
2024/2581%13%91%31%91%25%94%28%94%88%107.0107.0109.014%214
2023/2484%23%97%48%90%32%90%39%97%100%109.0107.0111.09%216
2022/2373%33%83%47%73%33%90%43%77%87%107.0108.0108.0+2.70+2.30+2.9010%211
2018/1979%17%83%31%93%28%86%28%93%90%106.0106.0109.0+2.10+3.60+1.9014%209
2017/1877%13%94%32%84%35%87%32%94%97%107.0106.0108.0+1.90+1.00+1.9012%212
2016/1767%7%85%33%81%30%70%30%81%93%107.0104.0109.0+2.80+2.20+0.3013%207

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
2024/2521424.714%52%6%4%5%
2023/2421623.69%52%6%4%7%
2022/2321124.610%47%5%6%20%
2021/2221021.012%43%7%5%10%
2020/2120822.414%35%7%
2018/1920921.914%27%11%4%8%
2017/1821222.712%24%13%4%5%
2016/1720722.913%22%14%4%8%

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