St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
About the school
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is an open secondary school in Walsall.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 March 2026
- Published
- 13 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53.2
- Walsall
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Walsall
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 58.70%
- Walsall
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.40%
- Walsall
- 57.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 10.10%
- Walsall
- 36.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.27
- Walsall
- 3.77
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.31
AAB or better
- School
- 8.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1113
Girls
50.94%
Boys
49.06%
SEN support
10.96%
Education, health and care plan
2.70%
English as an additional language
16.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.13%
Overall absence
6.98
Persistent absence
18.89
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
167
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
111
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
62%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
21%