St Francis Xavier's Primary School

School overview

St Francis Xavier's Primary School is a primary school serving Herefordshire, County of, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 214 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Francis Xavier's Primary School 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 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 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 75% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (40 first choices for 30 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 24.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.