# St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147922. [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 234
- Council: Bradford
- URN: 147922

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 4 December 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Grove House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-house-academy-e148201): 300 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hanson Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanson-academy-e149011): 360 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Swain House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swain-house-primary-school-e107220): 430 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wellington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellington-primary-school-e107230): 710 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Poplars Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplars-farm-primary-school-e107247): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Peel Park Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peel-park-primary-school-and-nursery-e101494): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147922)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147922)

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