Holy Family Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 104962
- Address
- Virgins Lane, Thornton, L23 4UL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1037 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.9%
White British 93.8%
Mixed 2.6%
Other White 1.9%
African 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 64 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
Admissions
Holy Family Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 226
- 3rd preference
- 140
- From another Local Authority
- 25
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 98 82 |
| Year 8 | 169 82 87 |
| Year 9 | 169 88 81 |
| Year 10 | 165 86 79 |
| Year 11 | 172 89 83 |
| Year 12 | 82 33 49 |
| Year 13 | 100 43 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 53.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 26.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 52.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 11.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.6% 2.4% |