St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Richmond, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.168 miles
Published by North Yorkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Richmond, North Yorkshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy 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 | 0.168 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Year 7 child offered a place lived 0.168 miles away, shortest of the 16 North Yorkshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2011, and every applicant was offered a place in 4 of the 6 years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 saw 160 first-choice applications for 113 offers; 113 offers went to first-choice families, and 47 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- 61% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Darlington Road, Richmond, DL10 7DA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 611 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at the school benefit considerably from the education and wider experiences that they receive.”
- “Academically, pupils achieve exceptionally well, meeting the school’s extremely high expectations.”
- “The school also supports them to develop as young people.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 2025 (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) | 61% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.6 | 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: 160 first-preference applications, 113 offers in total, 113 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 North Yorkshire.
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Risedale School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wensleydale School 7.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bedale High School 10.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College 12.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College 19.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ripon Grammar School 20.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Ripon 20.2 mi Good Last distance published