“Live, love and learn together in the light of Christ”

On behalf of the school community, I would like to welcome you to our school. This website is designed to give as much information as possible about what we, at St. Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School, have to offer you and your child.

At our school, we strive to ensure that pupils at St Francis are happy and confident individuals who demonstrate the Christian Values during their time in school and within the community. These values support our teaching of the fundamental British Values and extend to encompass equality, justice, responsibility, love and respect.

We create a safe and secure, encouraging Christian environment and have high hopes so that children and adults can aspire to greater heights and continue to flourish beyond our school.

We have a positive and fulfilling partnership with children, parents, teachers and all others working within and alongside the school.

The school opened in September, 2002, as a Voluntary Aided Church of England primary school. The school has an extremely close relationship with St Francis of Assisi church, the Diocese of York, and we are part of the Dales Multi Academies Trust which includes a range of church and community schools across Stockton and North Yorkshire. The relationships with all these stakeholders gives the school a unique character and provides excellent support.

If you require more information, would like paper copies of anything that is on here or would like to visit St. Francis, then please contact the School Administrator on 01642 769942 to arrange an appointment.

Although we do not currently offer wrap-around provision on site, we have a number of childcare providers that serve our school and offer pick-ups and drop-offs every day. Please click here for a copy of our childcare poster. We also have a number of after-school clubs that run until 4.20/5 p.m. most nights. More information can be found by speaking to Miss Pickering in the office.

Thank you for taking an interest in our school.

Our Climate Action Plan (2025-2028) is available here.

Our Admissions Policy for the academic year 2025-2026 is available here.

Our Admissions Policy for the academic year 2026-2027 is available here – Applications under this policy will generally be for a child born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 to start at the school in Reception in September 2026 as part of the normal admissions round. However, this policy also covers in year admissions and deferrals/delays to admissions and accelerated admissions.

Our Admissions Policy for the academic year 2027-2028 is available here – Applications under this policy will generally be for a child born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 to start at the school in Reception in September 2027 as part of the normal admissions round. However, this policy also covers in year admissions and deferrals/delays to admissions and accelerated admissions.