Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 131726
- Address
- Pot Hall, Wilton Grove, OL10 2AA
- Website
- www.hfch.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 763 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 79.3%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 4.5%
African 3.7%
Other Black 1.6%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 40.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.62
Local authority average 3.47
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 45 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 128
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 70 88 |
| Year 8 | 156 68 88 |
| Year 9 | 148 79 69 |
| Year 10 | 152 80 72 |
| Year 11 | 149 80 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 48.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 3.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 33.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.4% 3.0% |