St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Walsall Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College is a secondary school in Walsall for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 235 first-choice applications for 188 offers; 163 offers went to first-choice families, and 72 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- At 1.3 first choices per offer for Year 7 in 2026, it ranked 5th highest of 17 Walsall secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 168 of the 712 applications (24%) came from families living outside Walsall, and 41 offers went to them.
- 59% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Walsall.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Erdington Road, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,109 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “A culture of love and warmth permeates every interaction.”
- “From the birdsong that narrates pupils' transitions around the building, to the structured start to the school day and weekly celebrations, every moment is used intentionally to ensure faith, culture and learning take pride of place in pupils’ lives.”
- “Throughout their time here, pupils quickly develop into attentive and eloquent young people, who gain a deep sense of integrity, compassion for others, and a strong sense of service to their community.”
To improve
- “While the curriculum is generally taught well, at times pupils do not have the opportunity to grapple with challenging concepts in sufficient depth.”
- “This limits the depth of pupils’ understanding.”
- “Despite this, the range of opportunities is not always well aligned with pupils’ goals and aspirations, meaning that pupils do not always benefit from them as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 235 first-preference applications, 188 offers in total, 163 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Aldridge School - A Science College 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Streetly Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Barr Beacon School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Shire Oak Academy 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen Mary's Grammar School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Queen Mary's High School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published