St Francis Catholic Primary School

Nursery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B19 1PH

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 August 2025 and continues as St Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 151938) (opened 1 September 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 53.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 67.0%
Writing (Expected): 69.0%
Maths (Expected): 84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 84.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 55

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 354
Boys: 189 (53%)
Girls: 165 (47%)
Capacity: 420 (84% full)
SEND: 26.0%
FSM Eligible: 59.0%
EAL: 43.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.3%
SEN Support: 23.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 19.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 18.6
Budget per Pupil: £8,261/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 17.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Not applicable
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Black African: 30.2%
Mixed Other: 16.3%
Black Other: 12.5%
Black Caribbean: 9.0%
Asian Other: 6.4%
Asian Bangladeshi: 4.9%
Asian Pakistani: 4.1%
Other: 3.5%

30.2%

Black African

16.3%

Mixed Other

12.5%

Black Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

m.brumant@stfranrc.bham.sch.uk

Nursery Road

Birmingham, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 103437
UKPRN: 10075790
Establishment No.: 3342

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