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St Francis Xavier School is a non-selective, Christian academy. It has about 610 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. Ofsted last inspected the school in July 2012. The present school opened in 2019.
This school is a member of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Patrick's Catholic College, Trinity Catholic College, St Peter's Catholic College, Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary and All Saints Catholic School York.)
Particular strengths include Environment, Disadvantaged pupils, Destinations and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Richmond School | |
| 2.1 | Risedale School | |
| 7.8 | The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form | |
| 8.8 | Hurworth School | |
| 9.2 | Hummersknott Academy | |
| 9.6 | Carmel College | |
| 9.9 | Polam Hall School | |
| 10.1 | Bedale High School | |
| 10.1 | Wyvern Academy | |
| 11.1 | St Aidan's Church of England Academy | |
| 11.7 | Longfield Academy | |
| 11.9 | Haughton Academy |
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high. Show details
Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
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. Show details
Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.
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.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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