The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool WavertreeConstituency

L6 7URPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Liverpool, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 873 pupils. The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is part of The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.09

Ethnicity

White

45%

Asian

Black

24%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

14%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

873

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 873
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
5 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.