St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 26 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place and 1 offer to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meals eligibility is 38.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 62.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ellenbrook Close, Gorton, Manchester, M12 5LZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 25 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 Manchester.
- All Saints Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Brigid's RC Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Armitage CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Varna Community Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James' CofE Primary School Gorton 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- CofE School of the Resurrection 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Higher Openshaw Community School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published