St Francis Church of England Primary School

HampshireVoluntary aided school

Pilgrims Close, Valley Park, Eastleigh, SO53 4ST

Headteacher: Mrs Dawn HarrisonSchool website ↗Pupils: 379 (capacity: 400)
Ofsted Good
Inspected April 2024
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected April 2024
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 23 April 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
80.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
14.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 86%·Maths 84%All three 80%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding58%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected84%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
45of 48 (93.8%)
How many applied in total?
94

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
5.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
199 girls, 180 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 87% (2016/17), currently 80%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1683.0%14.0%+1.3+1.4+1.2
2016/1787.0%21.0%+0.8+0.4+1.2
2017/1875.0%30.0%+2.1+2.0+2.4
2018/1981.0%27.0%+1.6+0.6+1.6
2022/2360.0%12.0%+1.1+0.5+1.9
2023/2466.0%13.0%---
2024/2580.0%14.0%---