Holy Family Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 13 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
112366
Address
Ostley Bank, Newbarns, LA13 9LR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
226 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
45.1%
Girls
54.9%
First language not English
6.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.9%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
0.9%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other Asian1.8%
Unclassified3.1%
Mixed3.1%
Indian3.5%
White British84.5%
African
1.8%
Other White
1.3%
Chinese
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage0.7
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
62%
Local authority average
58%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
3%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
8
14
Reception, Full-time
30
13
17
Year 1
30
12
18
Year 2
21
10
11
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
29
10
19
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2024-2025

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