St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

About St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is a boys' secondary school in Liverpool, classified by the DfE as a converter academy 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. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy their first choice was offered one of its 165 Year 7 places. Overall pupil absence was 11.6%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. 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 above.