St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Erdington Road, Walsall, WS9 0RN
1,109 pupils · 101% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.25 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 188 | 235 | 712 | 188 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 214 | 654 | 174 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 191 | 208 | 630 | 191 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 191 | 191 | 599 | 191 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 184 | 181 | 535 | 184 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 176 | 137 | 475 | 176 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 186 | 164 | 541 | 186 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 153 | 448 | 176 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Aldridge School - A Science College 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Streetly Academy 3.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Barr Beacon School 4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Shire Oak Academy 4.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Queen Mary's Grammar School 4.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.