St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Oldbury. 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 14/06/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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McKean Road, Oldbury

School Information

Address: McKean Road, Oldbury, B69 4BA
Website: www.st-francisxavier.sandwell.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01215521485
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenni Downes
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141922

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 233
Number of Boys: 127
Number of Girls: 106

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: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.8
Writing
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.8
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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 Xavier Catholic Primary School
McKean Road , B69 4BA
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Albert Street , B69 4DE
3out of 4 136 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Rounds Green Primary School
Brades Road , B69 2DP
- not rated 1,150 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Rounds Green Primary School
Brades Road , B69 2DP
2out of 4 1,150 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lyng Primary School
Horton Street , B70 7SQ
3out of 4 1,290 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way , B70 7LE
- not rated 903 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane , B67 7JG
3out of 4 1,905 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road , B69 2HE
3out of 4 2,173 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Health Futures UTC
High Street , B70 8DJ
1out of 4 2,249 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road , B68 8ED
3out of 4 2,471 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandwell College
1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW
- not rated 1,977 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU
3out of 4 1,573 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD
4out of 4 2,084 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR
- not rated 2,088 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The British Muslim School
Latifiah Fultali Complex , Lodge Road B70 8NX
- not rated 2,168 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Primrose Centre
Throne Road , B65 9JP
3out of 4 2,482 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.