St Francis Catholic Academy

Nuneaton and Bedworth · CV12 8JN

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 209 pupils, 19.6% FSM

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St Francis Catholic Academy

General Information

Address: Rye Piece Ringway, Bedworth, CV12 8JN – View on map
Phone: 02476315279
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Hubbard
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

209 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 41
% eligible for free school meals: 19.6%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Nuneaton and Bedworth average)
English as an additional language: 20% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 32.5% a year (Nuneaton and Bedworth 13.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 61% moved to another school, 39% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Warwickshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 27 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Warwickshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 72% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 12 percentage points above the Nuneaton and Bedworth average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 66% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 66%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 76% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 72%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNuneaton and Bedworth averageEngland↗ Improving Up 12 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 12 percentage points above the Nuneaton and Bedworth average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 7th of 25 junior and primary schools in the area

#5The Canons C of E Primary School75%
#6Weddington Primary School73%
#7St Francis Catholic Academy72%
#8Wembrook Primary School71%
#9St James' CofE Academy65%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Race Leys Junior School81%
#2Park Lane Primary School80%
=3Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy77%
=3St Anne's Catholic Academy77%
#5The Canons C of E Primary School75%
#6Weddington Primary School73%
#7St Francis Catholic Academy72%
#8Wembrook Primary School71%
#9St James' CofE Academy65%
#10All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy63%
#11St Nicolas CofE Academy61%
=12Goodyers End Primary School60%
=12Milby Primary School60%
#14Chetwynd Junior School59%
#15St Michael's Church of England Academy58%
#16Wheelwright Lane Primary School54%
=17Newdigate Primary and Nursery School53%
=17Stockingford Academy53%
#19Croft Junior School51%
#20Queen's Church of England Academy50%
#21Keresley Newland Primary Academy44%
=22All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton41%
=22St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton41%
#24Camp Hill Primary School40%
#25Middlemarch School29%

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8th of 14 primary schools in Nuneaton and Bedworth for Ofsted rating

#6Newdigate Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#7Park Lane Primary SchoolGood
#8St Francis Catholic AcademyGood
#9St Michael's Church of England AcademyGood
#10St Nicolas CofE AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1All Saints Bedworth CofE AcademyGood
#2All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, NuneatonGood
#3Goodyers End Primary SchoolGood
#4Keresley Newland Primary AcademyGood
#5Lower Farm AcademyGood
#6Newdigate Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#7Park Lane Primary SchoolGood
#8St Francis Catholic AcademyGood
#9St Michael's Church of England AcademyGood
#10St Nicolas CofE AcademyGood
#11St Paul's CofE Primary School, NuneatonGood
#12Stockingford AcademyGood
#13Wembrook Primary SchoolGood
#14Wheelwright Lane Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,298 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

15th of 20 primary schools in Nuneaton and Bedworth for spending per pupil

#13St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton£6,618
#14St Anne's Catholic Academy£6,552
#15St Francis Catholic Academy£6,298
#16Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy£6,285
#17Weddington Primary School£6,274

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Michael's Church of England Academy£9,198
#2Newdigate Primary and Nursery School£8,831
#3All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton£7,865
#4All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy£7,796
#5Keresley Newland Primary Academy£7,739
#6Goodyers End Primary School£7,711
#7Wheelwright Lane Primary School£7,654
#8Camp Hill Primary School£7,355
#9Stockingford Academy£7,036
#10Wembrook Primary School£6,844
#11The Canons C of E Primary School£6,659
#12Park Lane Primary School£6,654
#13St Paul's CofE Primary School, Nuneaton£6,618
#14St Anne's Catholic Academy£6,552
#15St Francis Catholic Academy£6,298
#16Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy£6,285
#17Weddington Primary School£6,274
#18Milby Primary School£6,111
#19Lower Farm Academy£5,943
#20St Nicolas CofE Academy£5,527

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