Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 26 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
- 749 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
White British 83%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 4.6%
African 2.5%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.7
Local authority average 41.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 66 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
Admissions
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 67 88 |
| Year 8 | 151 79 72 |
| Year 9 | 147 82 65 |
| Year 10 | 147 77 70 |
| Year 11 | 149 80 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 45.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 3.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 36.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |