St Francis Catholic Academy
St Francis Catholic Academy is an academy converter in Bedworth for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 209 pupils on roll. In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Teacher turnover is high, with about 39% of its teachers gone within a year (in 2024/25; nationally, 16%).
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Rye Piece Ringway Bedworth Warwickshire CV12 8JN |
| Phone | 02476315279 |
| Reference Number | 141817 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 209 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 53.59%
Girls: 46.41% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 19.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 20.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 62.2% |
| White, Other | 13.9% |
| African | 10% |
| Indian | 3.8% |
| Asian, Other | 2.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 20 Jun 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2023 | School inspection |
| 27 Feb 2018 | Short inspection |
| 04 Mar 2015 | Academy conversion letter |
| 04 Dec 2012 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as St Francis Catholic Primary School | |
| 23 Nov 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 10 Dec 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 28 Nov 2005 | Full inspection: |
| 08 Jun 2005 | Inspection |
| 05 Jul 2004 | Full inspection |
Ofsted Parent View
The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Don't Know | Total Responses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. My child is happy at this school | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2. My child feels safe at this school | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 3. My child makes good progress at this school | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 4. My child is well looked after at this school | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 5. My child is taught well at this school | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 8. This school deals effectively with bullying | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 9. This school is well led and managed | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? | 32 | 3 |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 72% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 10% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -2.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 25 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 18 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Francis Catholic Academy had 209 pupils for 210 places. 1 places (0.5%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Bedworth North East Primary” planning area
Warwickshire counted 215 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 234 in 2029–30, up 9%.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 206 | 206 | 210 | 209 | 205 | 209 | 211 | 211 | 209 | 209 |
| Unfilled | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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 Catholic Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 3.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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, 1.0% of pupils at St Francis Catholic Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Catholic Academy had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.3 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 22.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.4% | 31.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 50.0% | 33.3% | 54.5% | 40.0% | – | 12.5% | 55.6% | 23.1% | 50.0% | 28.6% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 4.8 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 1.6 | – | 0.5 | 4.4 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | – |
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, 15.3% of pupils at St Francis Catholic Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 8 | 3 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 9 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 7 | 2 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 2 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 2 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 St Francis Catholic Academy received £6,721 and spent £6,680 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £89,000 (£427 per pupil).
Across all 24 schools of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,227 and spending £7,273 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £227,000 | £199,000 | £280,000 | £328,000 | £339,000 | £418,000 | £89,000 |
| per pupil | £1,107 | £959 | £1,335 | £1,665 | £1,615 | £1,988 | £427 |
| In-year balance | -£2,000 | -£22,000 | £14,000 | £104,000 | £6,000 | £74,000 | £9,000 |
| per pupil | -£11 | -£106 | £68 | £528 | £28 | £352 | £41 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Race Leys Infant School
Hurst Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 8AD |
0.23 miles |
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Race Leys Junior School
Barton Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 8HG |
0.33 miles |
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St Michael's Church of England Academy
Hazel Grove, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 9DA |
0.42 miles |
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All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy
The Priors, Off Mitchell Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 9HP |
0.48 miles |
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The Canons C of E Primary School
Derwent Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 8RT |
0.51 miles |
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Exhall Cedars Infant School
Exhall Cedars Infant School, Trenance Road, Exhall, Bedworth, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9FJ |
1.01 miles |
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Exhall Junior School
Hayes Lane, Exhall, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV7 9NS |
1.25 miles |
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Bedworth Heath Nursery School
Glebe Avenue, Bedworth, CV12 0DP |
1.31 miles |
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Goodyers End Primary School
Bowling Green Lane, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 0HP |
1.39 miles |
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Arden Forest Infant School
Weston Lane, Bulkington, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 9RT |
1.55 miles |
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Chetwynd Junior School
Gipsy Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4SE |
1.71 miles |
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Newdigate Primary and Nursery School
Anderton Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 0HA |
1.79 miles |
|
All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton
Knebley Crescent, Hilltop, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7AT |
1.81 miles |
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Whitestone Infant School
Magyar Crescent, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4SQ |
1.9 miles |
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St James' CofE Academy
Barbridge Road, Bulkington, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 9PF |
1.91 miles |
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Oak Wood Primary School
Morris Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4QH |
1.92 miles |
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Middlemarch School
College Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7BQ |
1.97 miles |
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Wembrook Primary School
Avenue Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4LU |
2.18 miles |
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Grangehurst Primary School
Anderton Road, Longford, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 6JN |
2.24 miles |
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Glendale Infant School
Skye Close, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7LW |
2.27 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bulkington Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 9EA |
0.5 miles |
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Ashcroft School
54 Hayes Lane, Exhall, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9BP |
1.17 miles |
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George Eliot Academy
Raveloe Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4QP |
1.84 miles |
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Oak Wood Secondary School
Morris Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4QH |
1.92 miles |
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Foxford Community School
Grange Road, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6BB |
2.06 miles |
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Ash Green School
Ash Green Lane, Ash Green, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9AH |
2.17 miles |
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The Warwickshire Academy
Wheelwright Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9RA |
2.34 miles |
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Exhall Grange Specialist School
Easter Way, Ash Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9HP |
2.4 miles |
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College
Greenmoor Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7EX |
2.42 miles |
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ALP Nuneaton
Holman Way, Nuneaton, CV11 4PN |
2.42 miles |
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Nuneaton Academy
Radnor Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7PD |
2.61 miles |
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King Edward VI College
King Edward Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4BE |
2.74 miles |
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OneSchool Global UK
Prologis Park, Coventry, CV7 8PE |
2.84 miles |
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Discovery Academy
Vernons Lane, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5SS |
2.99 miles |
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Etone College
Leicester Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 6AA |
3.03 miles |
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President Kennedy School Academy
Rookery Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 4GL |
3.11 miles |
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Grace Academy Coventry
Wigston Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2RH |
3.26 miles |
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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Potters Green Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2AJ |
3.3 miles |
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North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College
Hinckley Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 6BH |
3.39 miles |
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Lake Haven School
Lake Haven, Bazzard Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 6QJ |
3.51 miles |
All schools in Bedworth · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications
St Francis Catholic Academy is part of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 29 schools. The nearest others:
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College Nuneaton
- Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy Nuneaton
- St Anne's Catholic Academy Nuneaton
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary Academy Atherstone
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Kenilworth
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary Academy Rugby
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Rugby
- Our Lady and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Leamington Spa
- Trinity Catholic School Leamington Spa
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School Rugby
How many pupils does St Francis Catholic Academy have?
St Francis Catholic Academy has 209 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Francis Catholic Academy cover?
St Francis Catholic Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are St Francis Catholic Academy's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Francis Catholic Academy?
St Francis Catholic Academy is at Rye Piece Ringway, Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12 8JN.