# St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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

It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150650. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 199
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 150650

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Quality of education: Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Inadequate
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, 65% of pupils at St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [LTE Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lte-group-e135524): 260 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [All Saints Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-primary-school-e105480): 370 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bridge College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridge-college-e134143): 590 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-cofe-primary-academy-e137866): 620 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Music Stuff](https://openindex.co.uk/school/music-stuff-e137887): 620 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Co-op Academy Belle Vue](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-belle-vue-e148544): 700 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/150650)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150650)

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