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St Francis Xavier's Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Diana Pearce

location_onHereford, HR1 1DT

language Visit Website phone 1432273941

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2021

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Francis Xavier's Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Hereford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Francis Xavier's Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 214 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 71 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #4,519 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 61%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing91% LA 72%

Maths94% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading97% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading83% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.5

0.4 to 5.1

2.3

Write

LA 0.6

0.0 to 4.6

2.9

Maths

LA -0.5

0.6 to 5.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading83% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 1.2

-0.2 to 4.4

3.6

Write

LA 1.0

1.5 to 5.7

1.9

Maths

LA 0.5

0.0 to 3.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 67%

Reading94% LA 80%

Writing84% LA 78%

Maths87% LA 77%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 1.3

-0.2 to 4

Write

LA 0.7

-1.1 to 3.1

1.9

Maths

LA 0.2

0 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 September 2021

Inspection Report

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21 June 2018

Inspection Report

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16 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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17 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 March 2007

Inspection Report

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30 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-09-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-06-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 214 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	214	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	213	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	216	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	213	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	203	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	203	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	203	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	209	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	211	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	209	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils