Highcliffe Road, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 9LX
10 reasons to choose St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley
Top line
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Leeds and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 10% of schools.
The St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley
Queenswood School, Leeds (0.5 miles); Fulneck Junior School (5.2 miles); Silcoates School, Junior School (5.3 miles).
Morley Victoria Primary School (0.7 miles); Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Heckmondwike (4.2 miles); Thorpe Primary School (4.3 miles).
Fulneck School (5.2 miles); Silcoates School (5.3 miles); Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (6.5 miles).
The Morley Academy (0.5 miles); Batley Girls High School (2 miles); Batley Grammar School (2.7 miles).