St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Liverpool, Liverpool
L25 6EG
Composite score
45.9

About St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is a boys' secondary school in Liverpool, Liverpool, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 1,024 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 36.7 — below the national average (national average: 46). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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#2,878
National rank
#384
In North West
#21
In Liverpool
Top 90%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
32%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
55%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
3.37

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,024 % FSM ever-6 32.5% % EAL 9.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Boys Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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