St Francis of Assisi Catholic College

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College performs exceptionally well, demonstrating a strong commitment to ensuring pupils achieve high standards academically and personally. Pupils, including those who face barriers to their learning, make significant progress, with particularly impressive outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The culture of high attendance and exemplary behavior further supports a positive learning environment where pupils thrive. The school's leadership is characterized by a powerful vision and a deep understanding of the community it serves, helping to foster a culture of love and warmth throughout the school.

Strengths

• High achievement across all subjects, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.
• Strong culture of attendance and positive behavior.
• Well-designed and challenging curriculum.
• Skillful use of assessment to support pupil learning.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High-quality leadership and governance.

Areas for Improvement

• Some aspects of the wider personal development curriculum could allow for deeper understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Francis of Assisi Catholic College attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.6% of pupils at St Francis of Assisi Catholic College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Francis of Assisi Catholic College had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at St Francis of Assisi Catholic College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Francis of Assisi Catholic College received £7,635 and spent £7,692 for each of its 1,113 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £21,000 (-£19 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Francis of Assisi Catholic College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was St Francis of Assisi Catholic College last inspected by Ofsted?

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does St Francis of Assisi Catholic College have?

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College has 1,109 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Francis of Assisi Catholic College cover?

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are St Francis of Assisi Catholic College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 53.0, and 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St Francis of Assisi Catholic College?

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is at Erdington Road, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RN.