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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

About the school

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi 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.

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Latest inspection
24 April 2024
Published
23 June 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
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

Good

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Not applicable

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

164 pupils

Attainment 8

School
35.8
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
23.20%
Liverpool
38.10%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
45.10%
Liverpool
57.30%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
17.10%
Liverpool
35.80%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
3.09
Liverpool
3.64
England
4.09

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

892

Girls

41.37%

Boys

58.63%

SEN support

21.52%

Education, health and care plan

8.41%

English as an additional language

50.20%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

62.67%

Overall absence

11.04

Persistent absence

29.08

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

170

Sustained education or employment

79%

Education

76%

Apprenticeship

2%

Employment

2%

Not sustained

12%

After 16–18 study

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