Holy Family Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 8 2019 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
- 1009 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 94.4%
Other White 2.2%
Mixed 1.8%
African 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 33 |
| Mathematics | AS level | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
Admissions
Holy Family Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 195
- 3rd preference
- 139
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 82 89 |
| Year 8 | 167 87 80 |
| Year 9 | 163 83 80 |
| Year 10 | 169 89 80 |
| Year 11 | 159 74 85 |
| Year 12 | 106 48 58 |
| Year 13 | 74 36 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 84.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 49.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 31.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 63.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 16.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% 13.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.6% 1.7% |