St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
McKean Road, Oldbury, B69 4BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Marshall
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Nicholas Owen MAC (North Worcestershire/Dudley/Birmingham)
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 141922
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01212745975
About this school
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 188 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 47% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 70% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 53% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 70% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 St Francis Xavier 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 | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School compares
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School ranked 20th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.7% | 28.7% | 188 | — |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.1 miles |
| Rounds Green Primary School | 51% | 7.4% | 37.3% | 367 | 0.7 miles |
| Lyng Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 36.4% | 453 | 0.7 miles |
| George Betts Primary Academy | 80% | 4.4% | 41.8% | 383 | 0.7 miles |
| Rood End Primary School | 50% | 7.1% | 43.8% | 428 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.73%
- English as an additional language
- 39.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 7.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Rounds Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Lyng Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
George Betts Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Rood End Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other schools in Oldbury
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School ranks 5th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Oldbury.
- Bleakhouse Primary School Primary
- Brandhall Primary School Primary
- Burnt Tree Primary School Primary
- Causeway Green Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grace Mary Primary School Primary
- Langley Primary School Primary
- Moat Farm Infant School Primary
- Moat Farm Junior School Primary
- Oakham Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Perryfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is Miss Laura Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Francis Xavier 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 St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School?
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School full?
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 188 on roll (90%), 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 St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School?
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is part of EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School ranked 20th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Francis Xavier 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 2 July 2026.