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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

URN
142732
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
URN
142732
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

54

Inspection

58

Admissions Value

59

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#145 of 220 schools in Norfolk

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
12 September 2024
Inspection date
10 July 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Graded 12 September 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

57

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

112

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

57

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.96×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Norfolk
Admissions portal
Surrey admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stfrancisofassisi.co.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

79.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

85.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

77.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

65.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NR2 3QB - Jessopp Road, Norwich, Norfolk

Contact details

Address
Jessopp Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Postcode
NR2 3QB
Phone
1603441484
Website
http://www.stfrancisofassisi.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Norfolk
Local authority code
926

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 932 schools in Norfolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

932

Open schools

462

Closed schools

468

Primary schools

658

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 September 202410 July 2024-School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 12 September 2024
    • School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

      Published
      12 September 2024
      Inspected
      10 July 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    50.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 56

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary658 (70.9%)
    • Secondary110 (11.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other160 (17.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Thomas More Roman Catholic Junior School14 mPrimaryClosed
    The Clare School439 mNot applicableOpen
    Colman Infant School449 mPrimaryOpen
    Colman Infant School449 mPrimaryClosed
    Colman Junior School452 mPrimaryOpen
    Colman Junior School452 mPrimaryClosed
    Heigham Park First School478 mPrimaryClosed
    The Parkside School, Norwich535 mNot applicableOpen
    Avenue Junior School563 mPrimaryOpen
    • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Thomas More Roman Catholic Junior School
      Distance
      14 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Clare School
      Distance
      439 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Colman Infant School
      Distance
      449 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Norfolk)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Junior SchoolPrimaryIP24 1EBClosed
    Acle Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryNR13 3RQOpen
    Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryNR13 3RQClosed
    Admirals AcademyPrimaryIP24 2JTOpen
    Admirals AcademyPrimaryIP24 2JTClosed
    • Abbey Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP24 1EB
      Status
      Closed
    • Acle Church of England Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NR13 3RQ
      Status
      Open
    • Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NR13 3RQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Admirals Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP24 2JT
      Status
      Open
    • Admirals Academy
    Colman Infant School
    Distance
    449 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Colman Junior School
    Distance
    452 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Colman Junior School
    Distance
    452 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Heigham Park First School
    Distance
    478 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Parkside School, Norwich
    Distance
    535 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Avenue Junior School
    Distance
    563 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Closed