St Francis Xavier's Primary School
About the school
St Francis Xavier's Primary School is an open primary school in Herefordshire, County of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 7 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 13%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 9%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 94%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 74%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 88%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 75%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 47%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 29%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 94%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 85%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Herefordshire, County of
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Herefordshire, County of
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 109
- Herefordshire, County of
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
214
Girls
48.60%
Boys
51.40%
SEN support
13.08%
Education, health and care plan
0.93%
English as an additional language
51.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.07%
Overall absence
3.84
Persistent absence
5.29