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St Francis Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Fleur Belcher Lorraine Wood

location_onOxford, OX4 2QT

language Visit Website phone 1865468190

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

265

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Francis Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Oxford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Francis Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Oxford, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 265 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #90 of 237 primaries in Oxfordshire and #7,304 of 15,713 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 18.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading77% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.4

-3.7 to 0.8

1.0

Write

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 3.1

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.7 to -0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading60% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths45% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.0

-4.1 to -0.1

-3.2

Write

LA -0.3

-5.0 to -1.3

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.4 to -1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 64%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing68% LA 77%

Maths78% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA 0.2

-3 to 1

-2.5

Write

LA -0.2

-4.4 to -0.6

0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

08 December 2021

Inspection Report

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08 June 2016

Inspection Report

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16 July 2014

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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15 March 2012

Inspection Report

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22 November 2010

Inspection Report

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12 May 2009

Inspection Report

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21 March 2006

Inspection Report

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27 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-12-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-06-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 235 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	2	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	268	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	274	4	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	263	3	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	255	4	1.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	274	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	263	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	261	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	279	8	2.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	273	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	306	10	3.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	293	9	3.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	276	14	5.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	309	7	2.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	308	11	3.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	306	8	2.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	328	11	3.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	320	6	1.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	308	2	0.6%	0.5%