Primary
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 215 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Cardiff
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.1
- All staff (FTE)
- 17.1
- Pupils per adult
- 12.6
- Pupils
- 216
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Previous framework
Outstanding
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
SATs results
81%
17 points above the Hereford average (64% across 37 schools)
107.0
1.1 above the Hereford average (105.9 across 37 schools)
17th of 38 by our score, among the primary schools in Hereford we can score - 43 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 81% |
| Working at a higher standard | 13% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 73% |
| 23/24 | 84% |
| 24/25 | 81% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Herefordshire, County of admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Christopherson
- Address
- Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
- Telephone
- 01432273941