St Francis Xavier's Primary School

Herefordshire, County ofVoluntary aided school

Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT

Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth ChristophersonSchool website ↗Pupils: 214 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected September 2021
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
81%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected September 2021
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 22 September 2021Full report ↗

Outstanding

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

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
81.0%
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%.
13.0%
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 91%·Writing 91%·Maths 94%All three 81%
Reading
Expected91%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected91%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected94%
Exceeding28%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
29of 31 (93.5%)
How many applied in total?
64

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
3.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
50.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
104 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 84% (2023/24), currently 81%

* 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
2015/1642.0%3.0%-0.9-1.1-1.6
2016/1767.0%7.0%+2.8+2.2+0.3
2017/1877.0%13.0%+1.9+1.0+1.9
2018/1979.0%17.0%+2.1+3.6+1.9
2022/2373.0%33.0%+2.7+2.3+2.9
2023/2484.0%23.0%---
2024/2581.0%13.0%---