St Francis Xavier's Primary School is a primary school located in Hereford. 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 17/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Venns Lane, Hereford

School Information

Address: Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
Website: http://www.st-francisxaviers.hereford.sch.uk
Telephone: 01432273941
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Diana Pearce
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116884

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 1.5 to 5.7
Maths
N/A: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Venns Lane , HR1 1DT
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Broadlands Primary School
Broadlands Lane , HR1 1HY
2out of 4 1,020 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holmer CofE Academy
Holmer Road , HR4 9RX
4out of 4 1,166 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY
1out of 4 1,238 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
Friar Street , HR4 0AS
3out of 4 1,953 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aylestone School
Broadlands House , Broadlands Lane HR1 1HY
2out of 4 1,209 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hampton Dene Road , Tupsley HR1 1UU
2out of 4 2,281 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Whitecross Hereford
Three Elms Road , HR4 0RN
3out of 4 2,792 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hereford Sixth Form College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LU
- not rated 1,024 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LS
- not rated 1,102 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hereford College of Arts
Folly Lane , HR1 1LT
- not rated 1,239 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royal National College for the Blind
Venns Lane , HR1 1DT
- not rated 129 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barrs Court School
Barrs Court Road , HR1 1EQ
4out of 4 898 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Beacon College
Eastnor Drive , HR1 1NZ
- not rated 1,004 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY
3out of 4 1,305 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Brookfield School
Grandstand Road , HR4 9NG
2out of 4 1,796 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.