The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR · Liverpool · secondary school
25th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool we can score, 32 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 2.1/10 against 178 of them, against 0.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 5 | 35% | 0.19 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 23.2 · 7 | 30% | 0.20 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.76 · 7 | 25% | 0.16 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 35.8 · 8 | 10% | 0.08 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 23.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 35.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.76 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in June 2024. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (2.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 892 pupils in a capacity of 900, leaving 8 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific actions are being taken to improve the "Requires improvement" rating? How does the school manage the competitive nature of admissions with only 8 places remaining?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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