St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Richmond (North Yorkshire).
Attainment 8
54.4
▲ 8.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
59.8%
▲ 14pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.8%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.5
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
11.3%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
6.7%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
107%
611 / 570 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Nov 2024
Enrichment found on the school website
2Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
2Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 1 STEM and digital
- 1 Academic support
- 2 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
4 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realsmart Google | Club | Other | - |
| NPCAT Futureproof | Club | Other | - |
| Accelerated Reader | Programme | Academic support | Reading programme: pupils choose books at their level and take short quizzes. |
| Times Tables Rock Stars | Programme | STEM and digital | Online times tables practice, played as a game. |
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