St Francis of Assisi Catholic College

Erdington Road, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RN

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About this school

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is a Voluntary aided school serving secondary age pupils, located in Walsall, West Midlands. The school has 1,113 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 27 January 2022). Last inspected 17 March 2026. The Headteacher is Luke Salkeld. The school is administered by Walsall local authority. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character.

School details

Headteacher

Luke Salkeld

Local authority

Walsall

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

104255

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at St Francis of Assisi Catholic College are handled by the school or the local authority (Walsall). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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