SCHOOL PROFILE

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi: data, trends and context

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a secondary school in Liverpool. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
144493
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Liverpool
Region
North West
Trust
THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
L6 7UR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
873
FSM eligible
58.4%
EAL / First language other than English
50.3%
SEND (total)
34.2%
SEN Support
25.2%
EHCP
9.0%
White British
34.0%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.0%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Severe absence
6.9%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
LiverpoolLocal authority90.0%10.0%5.9%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
64.7%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
17.0%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.45%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
35.8
English & maths grade 5+
23.2%
English & maths grade 4+
45.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The Academy of St Francis of Assisi against 25 similar schools

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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a secondary school in Liverpool. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.