St Francis Catholic Primary School
Caterham · Surrey
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About St Francis Catholic Primary School
St Francis Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Caterham, Surrey. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 23 member schools: 19 primary schools, 4 secondary schools. Local authorities: Surrey. Regions: South East. — from the XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST public record.
St Francis Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Caterham, Surrey, part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Francis Catholic Primary School
- Address
- Whyteleafe Road
- Postcode
- CR3 5ED
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Surrey
- URN (official identifier)
- 150930
- Establishment number
- 3421
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 398
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Headteacher
- Mr Patrick Doyle
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected on 6 Oct 2021 under its previous school record (URN 125203), before it reopened as St Francis Catholic Primary School (School remains Good)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stfrancis.surrey.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01883342005
- Date opened
- 1 Aug 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Francis Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 398 | 161,944 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 9.5% | 15.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.8% | 6.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 23.9% | 15.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for St Francis Catholic Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read reportInspected as St Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 125203)
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 22 Nov 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 125203)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 18 Oct 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 125203)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Jun 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 125203)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Jun 2011
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as St Francis Catholic Primary School (URN 125203)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 4 Jul 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Francis Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 10.6% | 10.9% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Francis Catholic Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £52,700 for 34 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 8.4% | 16.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £131 | £214 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Francis Catholic Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 410 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Surrey average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,680,000 £6,537 per pupil | £6,932 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,438,000 £5,946 per pupil | £6,533 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,167,000 £2,846 per pupil · 47.9% | £3,291 · 50.4% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £469,000 £1,144 per pupil · 19.2% | £1,202 · 18.4% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £110,000 £268 per pupil · 4.5% | £128 · 2.0% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £103,000 £251 per pupil · 4.2% | £97 · 1.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £242,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £279,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £433 per pupil, supply and agency £0 per pupil — spending up £5,513 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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