St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
About the school
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is an open secondary school in Liverpool.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 October 2021
- Published
- 28 November 2021
- Inspection type
- S8 No Formal Designation Visit
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 36.7
- Liverpool
- 42.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Liverpool
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 31.60%
- Liverpool
- 38.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.40%
- Liverpool
- 57.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.60%
- Liverpool
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.37
- Liverpool
- 3.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.8
AAB or better
- School
- 11.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1024
Girls
0.00%
Boys
100.00%
SEN support
20.80%
Education, health and care plan
2.15%
English as an additional language
9.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.47%
Overall absence
11.08
Persistent absence
31.66