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Walsall · ages 3 to 11 · URN 104239

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1Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

St. Helens · ages 3 to 11 · URN132188

213 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals28.2% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English23% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.96% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.84 percentage points lower
  • 6 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00684. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.84 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00769.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00282.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School

Staffordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN142192

201 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals28.9% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English24.9% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND14.93% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.88 percentage points lower
  • 6 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 13 May 2026 · published 24 June 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Strong standard; Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 22 March 2022 · published 18 May 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00029. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.88 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00976.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00290.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

3St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich

Walsall · ages 3 to 11 · URN104234

214 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, BloxwichSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals29.9% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English29.9% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND23.36% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 6.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.56 percentage points higher
  • 7 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00444. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00855.
  • First language other than English: difference 6.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01550.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.56 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00712.
  • Total pupils: difference 7 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00327.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

Cumberland · ages 3 to 11 · URN148701

217 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, CarlisleSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals28.6% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English25.8% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND21.2% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.39 percentage points higher
  • 10 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 8 October 2024 · published 26 November 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Category of concern: Special Measures; Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequate; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Inadequate

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00534. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00525.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.39 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00278.
  • Total pupils: difference 10 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00461.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Staffordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN152005

219 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals25.6% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English22.8% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.98% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.83 percentage points lower
  • 12 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 11 June 2024 · published 3 July 2024 · recorded under URN 124349 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00618. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01080.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.83 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00765.
  • Total pupils: difference 12 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00548.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Waterside Primary Academy

Buckinghamshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN149097

225 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Waterside Primary AcademySt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals29.3% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English24% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.56% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.25 percentage points lower
  • 18 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 3 December 2024 · published 20 January 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0151. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.25 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00050.
  • Total pupils: difference 18 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00800.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Barnsley · ages 3 to 11 · URN106643

160 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals28.1% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English20% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND21.25% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.44 percentage points higher
  • 47 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01529. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00925.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.44 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00289.
  • Total pupils: difference 47 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02271.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8St Mary's Catholic Academy

Staffordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN138725

179 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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St Mary's Catholic AcademySt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals27.4% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English22.3% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.73% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 8.07 percentage points lower
  • 28 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01588. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 8.07 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01615.
  • Total pupils: difference 28 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01353.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

9St Peter's Primary School

Herefordshire, County of · ages 3 to 11 · URN149258

201 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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St Peter's Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals27.9% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English17.4% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND23.38% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 6.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.58 percentage points higher
  • 6 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01625. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 6.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01575.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.58 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00715.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00290.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Sandwell · ages 3 to 11 · URN147795

232 pupils / 207 at St Francis Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Free school meals24.1% / 28%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English22% / 23.7%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.41% / 19.81%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.61 percentage points higher
  • 25 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01779. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01755.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00425.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.61 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00521.
  • Total pupils: difference 25 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01078.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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St Francis Catholic Primary School

Walsall · ages 3 to 11 · URN104239

Small KS2 cohort: 27 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 3.7 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Francis Catholic Primary School: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Francis Catholic Primary School
Pupils2072025/26
Free school meals28%2025/26
First language other than English23.7%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)19.81%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard67%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard7%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.86978%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence9.03955%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Report card inspection · inspected 7 July 2026 · published 9 September 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 March 2022 · published 23 May 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5731 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8365

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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