# St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School is a primary school in West Lancashire, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 145 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E134598. [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 145
- Council: West Lancashire
- URN: 134598

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 7% of pupils at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-martin-church-of-england-primary-school-e149982): 390 m. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hillside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-community-primary-school-e119298): 590 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Little Digmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-digmoor-primary-school-e119297): 690 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Moorside Community Primary Academy School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorside-community-primary-academy-school-e139495): 720 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Delph Side Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delph-side-community-primary-school-e119304): 760 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holland Moor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holland-moor-primary-school-e119323): 830 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/134598)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/134598)

## How to cite

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