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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

Liverpool, L25 6EGSecondaryAges 11–18BoysState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Oct 2021
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.4×
First choices did not exceed offers made
68 1st-choice / 165 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Liverpool, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys. DfE data records 939 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,302.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (12 Oct 2021). the published Attainment 8 score was 36.7 for 2024/25. admissions data records 68 first-preference applications and 165 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

Figures can refer to different reporting periods. Check the date and source shown beside each section. How Classpot uses published data.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderBoys
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressWoolton Hill Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Liverpool, L25 6EG
HeadteacherMr David Hayes
Local AuthorityLiverpool
Number of Pupils939
Free School Meals (FSM)31.3%
School Capacity939 / 1,302 (72% full)
Sixth FormYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Oct 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Sixth Form Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 28 Nov 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Source: sfx1842.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.