St. Francis School is a recognized but unaided Anglo-Indian minority institution established and administered by "The Catholic Diocese of Lucknow", a charitable Religious Society registered in Lucknow under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The School is affiliated to the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi (Code UP-406) The School was founded in 2014. It was established with the object of imparting modern education primarily to Catholic students in a manner that would conserve their "Religion, Language, Script and Culture, "but is open to all, irrespective of religion, caste or community".