St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Manchester
Ellenbrook Close, Manchester, M12 5LZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 07/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.8%
5.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
199
Capacity used
Has space84%
236 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer
15
Places offered
54
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 15 | 15 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 54 | 15 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anne O'Dwyer
- Address
- Ellenbrook Close, Gorton, Manchester, M12 5LZ
- Phone
- 01612233457
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Gorton & Abbey Hey · Gorton and Denton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150650
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
199 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 187 pupils
Attendance
96.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 65% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 10% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.