St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Francis Xavier's College, inspected in October 2021.

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 Xavier's Catholic Academy attended 88.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 31.7% 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, 15.3% of pupils at St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 15 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 Xavier's Catholic Academy had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.4% 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, 22.3% of pupils at St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.7% 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 2024–25 St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy received £8,597 and spent £8,970 for each of its 1,026 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £224,000 (-£218 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £9,073 and spending £8,887 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 Xavier's Catholic Academy is part of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• St Charles' Catholic Academy Liverpool
• St Ambrose Catholic Academy Liverpool
• St Nicholas Catholic Academy Liverpool
• Notre Dame Catholic Academy Liverpool
• The Trinity Catholic Academy Liverpool
• Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy Runcorn
• Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Bootle
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy St Helens
• St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy St. Helens
• Holy Family Catholic Academy Wigan

What is St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2021 of its predecessor, St Francis Xavier's College.

How many pupils does St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy have?

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy has 939 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy cover?

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.8, and 32% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy?

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is at Woolton Hill Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 6EG.