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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy

11–18Ages
939Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
150713URN

Woolton Hill Road, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 6EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Liverpool median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LiverpoolSelective

299 applications for 165 places · 21st of 30 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.8of 90

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

21st of 31 in Liverpool

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 October 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Sixth form provision			Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Liverpool median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

299 applications · 165 places offered · 68 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Liverpool median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.6; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Liverpool median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Liverpool median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Liverpool median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Liverpool median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Liverpool median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Liverpool median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Liverpool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Liverpool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Liverpool median

Dashed bars: as St Francis Xavier's College (URN 138463), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	165	299	1.8	68	0.41
Sep 2025	158	264	1.7	80	0.51
Sep 2024 *	156	300	1.9	67	0.43
Sep 2023 *	198	311	1.6	97	0.49
Sep 2022 *	186	344	1.9	84	0.45
Sep 2021 *	203	348	1.7	122	0.60
Sep 2020 *	191	343	1.8	97	0.51
Sep 2019 *	214	421	2.0	151	0.71
Sep 2018 *	195	403	2.1	133	0.68
Sep 2017 *	193	434	2.3	151	0.78
Sep 2016 *	195	430	2.2	183	0.94
Sep 2015 *	194	366	1.9	164	0.85
Sep 2014 *	196	348	1.8	143	0.73

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

184 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.821st of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 40.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%17th of 31 in Liverpool

Liverpool 34% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Liverpool 52% England 66%

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.78

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	184	37.8	32%	55%	–
2024/25	177	36.7	32%	55%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	183	37.9	29%	53%	−0.78

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Francis Xavier's Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

1.8applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Calderstones School
1.4 km · Liverpool

Good2023

5.1applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
St Julie's Catholic High School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
Gateacre School
1.6 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
King David High School
2.0 km · Liverpool

Good2022

5.9applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
2.2 km · Liverpool

2026

4.3applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
The Blue Coat School
2.6 km · Liverpool

Good2022

2.2applications per place 78.6Attainment 8 Selective
Liverpool College
2.9 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2025

10.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
The Academy of St Nicholas
3.2 km · Liverpool

Good2022

0.9applications per place 35.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150713 · 341/4017
Trust: St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,302 pupils · 939 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: St Francis Xavier's College (URN 138463)
Address: Woolton Hill Road, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 6EG
Local authority: Liverpool

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources