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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Woolton Hill Road, Woolton, Liverpool L25 6EG · sfx1842.org · 0151 288 1000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 939
- 72% of 1,302 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 165 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 | 165 | 68 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 158 | 80 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 156 | 67 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 97 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 186 | 84 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.7, and 31.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.37 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138463)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.2 | −15.3 |
| Sixth form college | 10.2 | +3.5 |
| Further education | 40.5 | +9.6 |
| Other education | 2 | +1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 2 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +2.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138463)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | C+ (32.8) | Above average +0.34 | |
| 30 students | C+ (32.8) | Above average +0.34 | |
| 18 students | Dist- (30.3) | Average +0.27 | |
| Tech level6 students | Dist- (32.9) | Average +0.24 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 98 | D+ (23.5) | -0.51 |
| 2017/18 | 85 | D (21.2) | -0.69 |
| 2016/17 | 84 | C- (25.4) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 86 | C- (25.3) | -0.18 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.3 | +1.6 |
| Other education | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −4.7 |
| Employment | 18.8 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.1 | +4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +1.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138463)
Ofsted
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138463)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138463), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138463)
Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138463)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138463)