St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School, London
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in London, part of Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Haringey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School in detail
Getting a place at St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School
Across Haringey, 86% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Haringey lodged 52 appeals against primary school offers; 33 reached a hearing and none succeeded.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School are St Francis de Sales RC Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Francis de Sales RC Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 76% maths); St Francis De Sales Catholic Junior School (under 0.1 miles); and Lancasterian Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 68% maths).
St Francis de Sales RC Infant SchoolSt Francis de Sales RC Junior SchoolSt Francis De Sales Catholic Junior SchoolLancasterian Primary School
The trust
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School is one of 10 schools run by Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is White Hart Lane Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School are Duke's Aldridge (0.3 miles) and Harris Academy Tottenham (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2027. Before that, as St Francis de Sales RC Infant School (URN 102149), it was rated Good in January 2019. See St Francis de Sales RC Infant School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School.
- Awesome Childcare Extended School Club St Francis De SalesAt the school · Not yet graded
- Bruce Grove Kumon Centre220m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Haringey's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School is in Haringey; for families living there:
Apply to Haringey for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 168
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Children hurt
- 16
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 168 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 147 slight.
16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 11 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
31 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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What the report includes for St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School.
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- How many families in Haringey got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at St Francis de Sales RC Infant School before it became an academy in 2027
Published for St Francis de Sales RC Infant School (URN 102149), the school St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School replaced. There are no figures for St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 52 | 95 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 55 | 53 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 42 | 41 | 94 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 60 | 59 | 104 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 72 | 70 | 143 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 90 | 88 | 167 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 90 | 94 | 174 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 84 | 83 | 187 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 90 | 87 | 182 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 85 | 77 | 191 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 90 | 91 | 207 | 1.0 | 6 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Haringey council
Places available
2,820
Applications
2,193
Got 1st preference
86.0%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Haringey council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Francis de Sales RC Infant School before it became an academy in 20272024/25
Published for St Francis de Sales RC Infant School (URN 102149), the school St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School replaced. There are no figures for St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School yet, so these are shown separately.
5.0%
Overall absence
13.0%
Persistent absence
108
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School
Questions parents ask about St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School
What is St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School's Ofsted rating?
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2027. Before that, as St Francis de Sales RC Infant School (URN 102149), it was rated Good in January 2019.
What is the catchment area for St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School is oversubscribed, Haringey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School?
Apply through Haringey's coordinated admissions process, naming St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Awesome Childcare Extended School Club St Francis De Sales (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 168 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 147 slight. 16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 11 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 31 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School?
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant School is at Church Road, Tottenham, London, N17 8AZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)