Academy converter · Primary
Bradford · BD2 4ED · Bradford
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 147922
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Bradford · BD2 4ES
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
234
Local authority
Bradford
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bradford, Bradford, 234 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 11.8%. Religious character: Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (rc).
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 147922
Location
- Address
- Myers Lane
- Postcode
- BD2 4ES
- Town
- Bradford
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Bradford
- District
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- Boys / girls
- 135 / 99
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 234 / 210 (111%)
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- FSM pupils
- 27
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Governance
- Academy trust: BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Haines
- Telephone
- 01274638520
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-01-22
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 60%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0