St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Richmond and NorthallertonConstituency

DL10 7DAPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 611 pupils. St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 61.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.96

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

611

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 611
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Jan 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
23 Jul 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.