St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.718 miles
Last place: Any Other Children · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley is a primary school in Leeds for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.718 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 33% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 91% was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds that have results.
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child with no higher admission priority, living 0.718 miles from the school.
- There were 38 first-choice applications for 30 Reception offers in 2026; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Highcliffe Road, Morley, Leeds, LS27 9LX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 252 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “The dedicated staff team unites behind the new headteacher’s vision.”
- “They are committed to serving each pupil’s individual learning needs.”
- “Pupils are consistently kind and courteous, showing respect to one another, to staff and visitors.”
To improve
- “The school is continuing to develop the curriculum to ensure that pupils achieve as highly in every other curriculum subject.”
- “Some curriculum subjects are further ahead in their development than others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 91% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Morley Victoria Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fountain Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seven Hills Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Asquith Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Churwell Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morley Newlands Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gildersome Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birchfield Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published