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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

Woolton Hill Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside · L25 6EG

SecondaryAcademy converterBoysAges 11–181,024 pupilsST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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Ofsted
Requires improvement

Oct 2021

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.
36.7

GCSE · 2024-25

Overall absence
11.1%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
26.3%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
17.4

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£8,335

2024-25

Places filled
79%

1,024 of 1,302 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 12 October 2021

Overall effectivenessRequires improvement
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Read the full Ofsted report ↗

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

All state-funded pupils

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.

Average GCSE score across 8 subjects

36.7
'24-25

Grade 5+ in English & MathsThe percentage of pupils achieving at least a grade 5 (a “strong pass”) in both GCSE English and maths.

A strong pass in both

32%
'24-25

Grade 4+ in English & Maths

A standard pass in both

55%
'24-25

EBacc average point scoreEnglish Baccalaureate Average Point Score: average grade across the core academic EBacc subjects (English, maths, sciences, a language, history or geography).

3.37
'24-25

Progress 8 was not published for 2019/20, 2020/21 (exams cancelled) or recent years lacking a KS2 baseline.

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.

+1.2 vs Liverpool average

This school36.7
Liverpool average35.5
Best in Liverpool79.5
England average39.2

Grade 5+ in English & Maths

-0.2% vs Liverpool average

This school31.6%
Liverpool average31.8%
Best in Liverpool97.7%
England average36.0%

A-level & 16–18 results

Sixth-form attainment

A-level average point score

Per entry

32.8
'24-25

Academic average point score

32.8
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

A-level average point score

+1.5 vs Liverpool average

This school32.8
Liverpool average31.3
Best in Liverpool47.3
England average33.8

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
26.3%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
9.9%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
2.1%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
20.8%

Gender split

100%

0 girls · 1,024 boys

Ethnicity

White British
78.9%
Other ethnic group
3.2%
Other White
2.5%
African
2.3%
Other Mixed
2.1%
White & Black Caribbean
2.0%
Indian
1.7%
Other Asian
1.3%
White & Black African
1.3%
Other Black
1.2%
White & Asian
1.1%
Pakistani
0.9%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

-7.2% vs Liverpool average

This school26.3%
Liverpool average33.5%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

-11.5% vs Liverpool average

This school9.9%
Liverpool average21.4%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-13.8% vs Liverpool average

This school2.1%
Liverpool average15.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+3.9% vs Liverpool average

This school20.8%
Liverpool average16.9%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate↓ -0.5%

11.6%
'23-24
11.1%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.↓ -0.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

32.6%
'23-24
31.7%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

+3.9% vs Liverpool average

This school11.1%
Liverpool average7.2%
Best in Liverpool3.0%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+11.8% vs Liverpool average

This school31.7%
Liverpool average19.9%
Best in Liverpool3.4%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.↑ +1.0%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

11.9%
'23-24
12.9%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once↑ +0.6%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

6.7%
'23-24
7.3%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.↓ -0.18%

0.37%
'23-24
0.20%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

+9.4% vs Liverpool average

This school12.9%
Liverpool average3.5%
Best in Liverpool0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

+0.14% vs Liverpool average

This school0.20%
Liverpool average0.06%
Best in Liverpool0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Liverpool

Median house price
£550,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
9/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
5.7%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
20

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
53%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

Among the least deprived areas in England · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
9/10
Income
10/10
Employment
8/10
Education
10/10
Health
8/10
Crime
9/10

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
10
Public order
3
Anti social behaviour
2
Burglary
2
Possession of weapons
1
Criminal damage and arson
1
Other crime
1

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 150713