St Francis Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Eastleigh, Hampshire·SO53 4ST
Composite score
68.3
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#2,016
National rank
#288
In South East
#39
In Hampshire
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
39 first choices, 39 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
89
any preference, for 39 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9720220.9220231.0420241.0720251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Francis Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
379
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,294
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Francis Church of England Primary School

St Francis Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Eastleigh, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 379 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Francis Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 39 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.3%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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