St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is a secondary 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 17/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Erdington Road, Walsall

School Information

Address: Erdington Road, Walsall, WS9 0RN
Website: http://www.stfrancis.cc
Telephone: 01922740300
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Luke Salkeld
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 104255

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 1133
Number of Boys: 548
Number of Girls: 585

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.41 to -0.02
Of the 170 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 165 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:11%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Weston Crescent , Aldridge WS9 0HA 		3out of 4 209 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
The Green , Aldridge WS9 8NH 		3out of 4 622 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Whetstone Field Primary School
Beaufort Way , Aldridge WS9 0HJ 		3out of 4 634 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Leighswood School
Broadmeadow , Aldridge WS9 8HZ 		3out of 4 1,696 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Blackwood School
Blackwood Road , Streetly B74 3PH 		3out of 4 2,522 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Erdington Road , Aldridge WS9 0RN 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Aldridge School - A Science College
Tynings Lane , Aldridge WS9 0BG 		3out of 4 1,032 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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