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St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy

Darlington Road, North Yorkshire, DL10 7DA

Ofsted: Outstanding (last overall grade). Last inspected 12 November 2024.

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606
Pupils
11.4%
Free school meals
1 June 2019
Opened

About this school

St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (last overall grade). Last inspected 12 November 2024. The Headteacher is J Prime. The school is administered by North Yorkshire local authority. It belongs to NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic/Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 June 2019.

School details

Headteacher
J Prime
Trust
NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic/Church of England
URN
147213

Admissions

Applications for places at St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (North Yorkshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

54.6
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+1.01
Progress 8 · 2023-24
61%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
88%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.96
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
59%
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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