St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Oldbury, Sandwell
B69 4BA
Composite score
59.0

School overview

St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Oldbury, Sandwell, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 199 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 24.0 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 in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#4,230
National rank
#402
In West Midlands
#18
In Sandwell
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 199 % FSM ever-6 28.7% % EAL 39.7% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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