St Francis Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Nailsea. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/03/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Station Road, Nailsea

School Information

Address: Station Road, Nailsea, BS48 4PD
Website: http://www.st-francis.n-somerset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01275855373
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Hunt
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109239

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/03/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 177
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -6.1 to -1.5
Maths
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Station Road , BS48 4PD 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Golden Valley Primary School
Nailsea Park , Nailsea BS48 1BB 		4out of 4 539 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hannah More Infant School
White Oak Way , BS48 4YZ 		3out of 4 1,227 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Grove Junior School
Whiteoak Way , BS48 4YZ 		3out of 4 1,272 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
West Leigh Infant School
Westfield Drive , Backwell BS48 3NG 		4out of 4 1,551 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nailsea School
Mizzymead Road , Nailsea BS48 2HN 		3out of 4 506 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Backwell School
Station Road , Backwell BS48 3BX 		4out of 4 1,669 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ravenswood School
Pound Lane , Nailsea BS48 2NN 		3out of 4 1,639 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Fairfield School
Fairfield Way , Backwell BS48 3PD 		- not rated 2,212 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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