St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot

St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot, has received an outstanding rating across all domains in its recent inspection, marking a continuation of its high educational standards since becoming an academy. The school showcases exemplary behavior among pupils and an impressive commitment to personal development, fostering a strong sense of community and pride in its values. In response to challenges such as structural issues affecting school facilities, the leadership has effectively maintained a focus on delivering quality education, ensuring that all pupils achieve their potential despite difficult circumstances.

Strengths

• Exceptional standards of achievement for all pupils.
• Highly ambitious curriculum that inspires and supports learning.
• Effective adaptations for pupils with special educational needs.
• Outstanding personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Strong community engagement and positive parental feedback.
• Exemplary behavior and positive attitudes among pupils.

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 Primary School, South Ascot attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.5% of pupils at St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Catholic Primary School, South Ascot had 26.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 8.6% of pupils at St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2022–23 St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot received £5,444 and spent £5,694 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £169,000 (£818 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust, income was £5,891 and spending £6,106 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). 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.

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St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot is part of Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Bracknell
• St Teresa's Catholic Academy Wokingham
• St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery Maidenhead
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead Maidenhead
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Aldershot
• All Hallows Catholic School Farnham
• St Anne's Catholic Primary School Basingstoke

What is St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot last inspected by Ofsted?

St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot have?

St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot cover?

St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot?

St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot is at Coronation Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9HG.