St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
215 pupils · 102% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Free school meals
- 7.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 40 | 77 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 30 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 68 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 32 | 73 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 28 | 51 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 43 | 68 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 23 | 57 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Broadlands Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Holmer CofE Academy 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Lord Scudamore Primary Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St James' Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Hampton Dene Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.