St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy

St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Richmond, North Yorkshire, St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic/Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 606 pupils aged 11 to 16. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 54.6 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.8 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of secondary schools in England.

61% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 88% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 160 first choices for 113 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.17 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy 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 above.