St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 230 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In March 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Company. (Other schools in this trust include Our Lady and St Hubert’s Catholic Primary School, St Philip’s Catholic Primary School, St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School and St Mary’s RC Primary School.)