Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

Gardners Drive, Kensington, Liverpool, Merseyside, L6 7UR

Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 24 April 2024). Last inspected 24 April 2024.

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892
Pupils
57.0%
Free school meals
1 January 2016
Opened

About this school

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Liverpool, Merseyside. The school has 892 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 24 April 2024). Last inspected 24 April 2024. The Headteacher is Teresa Bleasdale. The school is administered by Liverpool local authority. It belongs to THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has a Church of England/Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 January 2016.

School details

Head
Teresa Bleasdale
Trust
THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority
Liverpool
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
URN
144493

Admissions

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

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

35.8
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.76
Progress 8 · 2023-24
23%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
45%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.09
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
17%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • 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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