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

North Yorkshire, DL10 7DASecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Nov 2024
Progress 8
+1.01
Well above average · 2023/24
−20+2
Applications / places
1.0×
Applications exceeded published places
122 1st-choice / 117 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#76 of 3,141 nationally

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

St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary school in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 606 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 570.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (12 Nov 2024). the published Progress 8 score was +1.01 for 2023/24. the published Attainment 8 score was 56.4 for 2023/24. admissions data records 122 first-preference applications for 117 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic/Church of England
AddressDarlington Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7DA
HeadteacherJ Prime
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Number of Pupils606
Free School Meals (FSM)11.4%
School Capacity606 / 570 (106% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Nov 2024
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 14 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Source: sfxschool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.