The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a secondary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/12/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gardners Drive, Liverpool, L6 7UR
Website:
Telephone:
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Liverpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kevin Maddocks
Religious character: Church of England/Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 144493

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 866
Number of Boys: 515
Number of Girls: 351

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.73 Confidence interval -0.98 to -0.48
Of the 139 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 101 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:19%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:35.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street , L6 2WF
4out of 4 1,589 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road , L7 6HD
3out of 4 2,235 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street , L8 7QA
3out of 4 2,617 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
East Prescot Road Nursery School
86 East Prescot Road , L14 1PW
4out of 4 3,018 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Guion Street , Off Boaler Street L6 9DU
3out of 4 530 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
New Park Primary School
100 Boaler Street , L6 9EU
4out of 4 670 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School
Lower Breck Road , Anfield L6 4BX
3out of 4 891 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Holly Road , L7 0LH
4out of 4 942 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitefield Primary School
Boundary Lane , L6 2HZ
4out of 4 1,051 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Gardners Drive , Kensington L6 7UR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
West Derby School
364 West Derby Rd , L13 7HQ
2out of 4 1,805 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
North Liverpool Academy
120 Heyworth Street , L5 0SQ
3out of 4 1,946 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Archbishop Blanch School
80 Earle Road , L7 6HQ
3out of 4 2,273 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Holly Lodge Girls' College
140 Mill Lane , West Derby L12 7LE
2out of 4 2,295 yd Community school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH
- not rated 2,485 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street , L3 5TP
- not rated 2,617 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street , L1 9HF
- not rated 2,966 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harmonize Academy AP Free School
7 Phillimore Road , Kensington L6 6DL
4out of 4 547 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Marydale Lodge Sch
Care of: Nugent Care , 99 Edge Lane L7 2PE
- not rated 1,309 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts
3 Newton Court , Faraday Road L13 1EJ
- not rated 1,669 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ernest Cookson School
Bankfield Road , West Derby L13 0BQ
4out of 4 1,803 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Christian Fellowship School
Overbury Street , Edge Hill L7 3HL
- not rated 1,890 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.