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St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
McKean Road, Oldbury B69 4BA · st-francisxavier.sandwell.sch.uk · 0121 274 5975
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sandwell 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 188
- 90% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.5%
- First language not English
- 40.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Sandwell it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 39
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied