Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

About Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

Parents at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School are overwhelmingly positive about their experience. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 92% of respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That confidence is backed by strong individual scores: 94% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and a combined 94% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular in the local area too — for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 56 applications for just 28 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2:1. Only 19 of those applications were first-preference offers, which suggests many families are putting it top of their list but not all are successful. With a school capacity of 315 and only 179 pupils on roll, there is physical space, but demand for places is high, particularly for Catholic families in Kensington and Chelsea.

Academically, the school performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Kensington and Chelsea average of 72%. That puts the school 6th out of 25 primary schools in the borough, placing it in the top 5 tier locally. Results at the higher standard are also strong: 21% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, with 67% reaching that level in maths and 58% in reading. Average scaled scores were 111 in maths and 110 in reading, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, awarded Outstanding grades across the board — for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a notable upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2018.

The school offers a broad range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, sports hall, music rooms, art studios, ICT suite, chapel and outdoor playground. Sports on offer include swimming, gymnastics, cricket, dance and tennis, while clubs range from chess and coding to drama and choir. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, social and emotional mental health, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. 27% of pupils at the school are identified as having SEND, and in the Parent View survey, all respondents who answered the SEND question agreed that the school gives those children the support they need. With nursery provision on site and a strong Catholic character, this is a school that suits families who prioritise academic rigour, faith-based values and a supportive, well-resourced environment — though securing a place will require careful planning given the oversubscription.

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