St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ellenbrook Close, Manchester, M12 5LZ
199 pupils · 84% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 38.7%
Ofsted
Inadequate (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 March 2023, published 21 June 2023. 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 25 | 62 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 54 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 22 | 53 | 22 |
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
- All Saints Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Brigid's RC Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Armitage CofE Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Varna Community Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St James' CofE Primary School Gorton 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.