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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Gardners Drive, Kensington, Liverpool L6 7UR · asfaonline.org · 0151 260 7600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 873
- 97% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.6%
- First language not English
- 50.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 169 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 169 | 98 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 142 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 170 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 132 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 138 | 0.8 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.8, and 23.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade C- (25.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.09 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101857)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.6 | −28.2 |
| Sixth form college | 5.6 | +4.4 |
| Further education | 48.3 | +24.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 1.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.2 | −2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 students | C- (25.9) | -0.19 | |
| 8 students | C- (25.9) | -0.19 | |
| Applied general56 students | — | +0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 54 | D- (17.3) | -0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2016/17
| University | 61 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 9 |
| Employment | 8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 |
| Activity not captured | 9 |
Ofsted
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 24 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 24 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101857), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101857)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 61
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (44%) with SEND