St Francis of Assisi Catholic College, Walsall

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College

Erdington Road, Aldridge, Walsall WS9 0RN

https://www.stfrancis.cc/

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Walsall). It has about 1,160 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In January 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Destinations, Attendance, Environment and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Finances.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		Aldridge School - A Science College
2.2		Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
2.5		Shire Oak Academy
2.5		The Streetly Academy
2.5		Barr Beacon School
2.7		Queen Mary's Grammar School
2.7		Queen Mary's High School
2.9		Blue Coat Church of England Academy
3.1		Walsall Studio School
3.3		The Arthur Terry School
3.5		Q3 Academy Great Barr
3.7		Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

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Destinations: Excellent. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite high.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very low.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is about average, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Progress: About average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are about average. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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