St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C64
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Walsall, WS9 0RN
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Aldridge School
Officially Aldridge School - A Science College
Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BG
Local ranking9th of 19 secondary schools in Walsall
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1489
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 26 May 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 262
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 64.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 14.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
86
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 210
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1585
- Boys
- 842 (52%)
- Girls
- 787 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1489 (109% full)
- SEND
- 14.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.9%
- EAL
- 9.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.2%
- SEN Support
- 11.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 92.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,411/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 57.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 15.2%
- Asian Indian: 6.6%
- Black African: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Black Caribbean: 2.3%
57.7%
White British
15.2%
Asian Pakistani
6.6%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Tynings Lane
Walsall, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137974
- UKPRN
- 10036935
- Establishment No.
- 5405
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
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