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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

Blakehall, Skelmersdale, WN8 9AZ

Local ranking425th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

330

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
7.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
30.0%
Writing (Expected)
27.0%
Maths (Expected)
20.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
33.0%
Reading avg scaled score
99.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
95.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
98.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
170
Boys
91 (54%)
Girls
79 (46%)
Capacity
330 (52% full)
SEND
20.0%
FSM Eligible
57.4%
EAL
17.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.9%
SEN Support
14.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.4
Budget per Pupil
£9,569/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
12.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
34.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has 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: 76.5%
  • White Other: 12.9%
  • Black African: 6.5%
  • White Irish: 1.2%
  • Black Other: 1.2%
  • Other: 1.2%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%

76.5%

White British

12.9%

White Other

6.5%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
134598
UKPRN
10079979
Establishment No.
3998

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