Academy converter · Stockton-on-Tees

St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
462Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147275URN

Lowfields Avenue, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5GA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.2 above Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees

113 applications for 60 places · 18th of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Stockton-on-Tees 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

113 applications · 60 places offered · 64 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.7
2025 1.7; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2023 1.7; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2022 1.8; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2021 1.9; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2019 2.2; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Stockton-on-Tees median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Stockton-on-Tees median

Dashed bars: as St Francis of Assisi CofE School (URN 132810), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	113	1.9	64	1.07
Sep 2025	43	75	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2024	54	94	1.7	54	1.00
Sep 2023	50	84	1.7	45	0.90
Sep 2022	51	89	1.8	49	0.96
Sep 2021	52	96	1.9	47	0.90
Sep 2020	53	92	1.7	48	0.91
Sep 2019 *	60	134	2.2	70	1.17
Sep 2018 *	60	137	2.3	78	1.30
Sep 2017 *	60	125	2.1	77	1.28
Sep 2016 *	60	111	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2015 *	60	119	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2014 *	60	140	2.3	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 75% · Maths 82% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%27th of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Stockton-on-Tees 79% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Stockton-on-Tees 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Stockton-on-Tees 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Stockton-on-Tees 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Stockton-on-Tees 82% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Stockton-on-Tees 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Stockton-on-Tees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	0%	107	106
2023/24	84%	11%	108	107
2022/23	77%	8%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Whinstone Primary School
0.9 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Myton Park Primary School
1.0 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2023

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Barley Fields Primary
1.3 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2025

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bader Primary School
1.4 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
1.4 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Preston Primary School
1.8 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Remains Good · improving2024

1.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Links Primary School
1.9 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
2.1 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Remains Good · improving2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147275 · 808/2002
Trust: Dales Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 478 pupils · 462 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2019
Replaced: St Francis of Assisi CofE School (URN 132810)
Address: Lowfields Avenue, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5GA
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources