Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Treadgold Street, Notting Hill, London, W11 4BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Kathleen Williams
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 100494
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077278523
About this school
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 194 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 88% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 21% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 100% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 114.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 111.0 | 114.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 72.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 70.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School compares
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School ranked 5th of 25 primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 4.9% | 47.5% | 194 | — |
| Avondale Park Primary School | 76% | 8.5% | 47.8% | 288 | 0.2 miles |
| St Clement and St James CofE Primary School | 71% | 9.3% | 51.6% | 123 | 0.3 miles |
| Oxford Gardens Primary School | 52% | 9.1% | 63.2% | 226 | 0.3 miles |
| Thomas Jones Primary School | 93% | 3.3% | 41.6% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| Ark White City Primary Academy | 64% | 7.5% | 60.6% | 306 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.5%
- English as an additional language
- 36.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avondale Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Clement and St James CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Oxford Gardens Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Thomas Jones Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Ark White City Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School ranks 64th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School teach?
- Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School is Mrs Kathleen Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School?
- Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School full?
- Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 194 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School ranked 5th of 25 primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.