St Francis Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Nursery Road, Birmingham, B19 1PH
Website: www.stfranrc.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01214645072
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Humphreys
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 103437

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 406
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.7 to 5.1
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.9 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS
4out of 4 1,021 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ
4out of 4 1,199 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School
Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX
4out of 4 3,106 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Nursery Road , Handsworth B19 1PH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Anglesey Primary School
Anglesey Street , B19 1RA
3out of 4 353 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
3-11 Soho Road , Handsworth B21 9SN
4out of 4 832 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Piers Road , Handsworth B21 0UX
2out of 4 874 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Welford Primary School
Welford Road , Handsworth B20 2BL
3out of 4 892 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nishkam High School
Great King Street North , B19 2LF
4out of 4 562 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR
4out of 4 893 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Holte School
Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP
4out of 4 1,011 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Jewellery Quarter Academy
St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA
2out of 4 1,625 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET
4out of 4 1,651 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy
49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ
- not rated 1,907 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street , B7 4AG
- not rated 2,414 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS
- not rated 2,556 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street , B7 4AA
1out of 4 2,103 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lambs Christian School
113 Soho Hill , B19 1AY
- not rated 516 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Values Academy
15 Key Hill , Hockley B18 5PB
- not rated 657 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mayfield School
Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP
- not rated 957 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Future First Independent School
Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL
- not rated 1,120 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Titan St Georges Academy
St George's Community Hub , Great Hampton Row B19 3JG
3out of 4 1,133 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.