St Francis Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Walsall. 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 10/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mill Road, Walsall

School Information

Address: Mill Road, Walsall, WS4 1RH
Website: www.st-francis-p.walsall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01922682583
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Dawn Richards
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104239

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.4 to 5.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 2 to 6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Valley Nursery School
Blakenall Heath , Blakenall WS3 1HT 		4out of 4 2,844 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
Mill Road , Shelfield WS4 1RH 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfield Primary School
Coalheath Lane , Shelfield WS4 1PL 		3out of 4 533 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rushall Primary School
Pelsall Lane , Rushall WS4 1NQ 		3out of 4 1,037 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Radleys Primary School
Kings Road , Rushall WS4 1JJ 		3out of 4 1,182 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School
Maple Road , Pelsall WS3 4JJ 		4out of 4 1,689 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Broad Way , High Heath WS4 1BW 		2out of 4 748 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road , Walsall Wood WS9 9PA 		2out of 4 3,100 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aldridge School - A Science College
Tynings Lane , Aldridge WS9 0BG 		3out of 4 3,121 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Leaf Centre
Pelsall Lane , WS4 1NG 		- not rated 775 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Elmwood School
King George Crescent , Rushall WS4 1EG 		2out of 4 1,693 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakwood School
Druids Walk , Walsall Wood WS9 9JS 		4out of 4 2,501 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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