St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Manchester council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Manchester's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 25 families put this school as their first choice, and 26 places were offered. 25 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 7 March 2023. Overall: Inadequate It was inspected as St Francis RC Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour and attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership and management

Inadequate

Early years

Inadequate

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

199 (capacity 236)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Salford

Academy trust

EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01612233457

Address

Ellenbrook Close, Gorton, Manchester, M12 5LZ

Website

stfrancismanchester.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports