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St Francis Xavier's Primary School

Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT

Local ranking7th of 75 primary schools in Herefordshire
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
81.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
91.0%
Writing (Expected)
91.0%
Maths (Expected)
94.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
88.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
214
Boys
110 (51%)
Girls
104 (49%)
Capacity
210 (102% full)
SEND
14.0%
FSM Eligible
6.1%
EAL
51.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.9%
SEN Support
13.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.7
Budget per Pupil
£5,684/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.3% 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
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 46.0%
  • Asian Indian: 28.0%
  • White Other: 14.2%
  • Black African: 3.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
  • Other: 1.9%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.4%
  • Mixed Other: 0.9%

46.0%

White British

28.0%

Asian Indian

14.2%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
116884
UKPRN
10076845
Establishment No.
3331

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