The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a secondary school in Liverpool for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 58.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Liverpool is 45.6%.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 17 of the 28 other Liverpool secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 98 first-choice applications for 169 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 71 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 23% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 35.8 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gardners Drive, Kensington, Liverpool, L6 7UR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 873 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this vibrant school community where diversity is cherished.”
- “For example, during a recent culture day, pupils celebrated their different cultural heritages with pride.”
- “This helps most pupils to feel happy in school.”
To improve
- “However, a small group of pupils continue to cause some disruption.”
- “However, in several subjects, the curriculum is at an early stage of development.”
- “Currently, some pupils do not build a secure body of knowledge in each subject.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (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) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.8 | 46 |
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: 98 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 98 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 Liverpool.
- West Derby School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- North Liverpool Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Wavertree 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Lodge Girls' College 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Edward's College 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published