The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

URN 149299·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust·Compare

Flags

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1 high

Overall absence at 12.5%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,395.86

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.6%

of income

In-year balance

+4.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 12.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.5%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

2 April 2025 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.28.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.31.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)11.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.14.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

700

Capacity

992 (71%)

Free school meals

39.8%

English additional lang.

40.4%

Ethnicity

White British 40.4%Asian 37.5%Black 3.3%Mixed 3.3%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.7%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

50.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

13.8

Mean salary

£50,000

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

38.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

6.1%

2024/25 · 715 pupils