St Francis Catholic Primary School

Station Road, Nailsea, BS48 4PD

Local ranking3rd of 62 primary schools in North Somerset

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 109239) since 28 February 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 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

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 69.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 14.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 79.0%
Writing (Expected): 76.0%
Maths (Expected): 76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 83.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 143
Boys: 75 (53%)
Girls: 67 (47%)
Capacity: 210 (68% full)
SEND: 19.6%
FSM Eligible: 14.0%
EAL: 20.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.9%
SEN Support: 14.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 7.8
Budget per Pupil: £6,490/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 13.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
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

White British: 62.2%
Asian Indian: 12.6%
White Other: 9.1%
Black African: 4.9%
Mixed Other: 2.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
White Traveller: 1.4%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%

62.2%

White British

12.6%

Asian Indian

9.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01275855373

school@stf.newmancatholictrust.com

Station Road

Nailsea, South West

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Administrative

URN: 148962
UKPRN: 10089993
Establishment No.: 2015
Trust: THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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