Mercia SchoolSt Francis Xavier School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Mercia School and St Francis Xavier School are secondary schools.
Mercia School scores 92 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Francis Xavier School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Mercia School is ahead on our composite score.
Mercia School was judged Outstanding and St Francis Xavier School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 68.1 for Mercia School and 54.6 for St Francis Xavier School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Mercia School (70.1 in 2022-23, 68.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Francis Xavier School (62.7 in 2021-22, 54.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldMercia School | RichmondSt Francis Xavier School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A92/100Stronger figure | B81/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 29 in Sheffield | 1st of 41 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,070 | 611 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 570 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S7 2DY | Richmond, DL10 7DA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 68.1 Stronger figure | 54.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82.6% Stronger figure | 61.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 93.6% Stronger figure | 87.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 100.0% Stronger figure | 59.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.69 Stronger figure | 4.96 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 172 | 113 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 60 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 42.1 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 38.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,046 | 606 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.3% | 12.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.2% | 4.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 10.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.1% Stronger figure | 4.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Mercia School
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