St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool GarstonConstituency

L25 6EGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Liverpool, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 939 pupils. St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy is part of ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.37

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

939

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 939
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.