Holy Family VA RC Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jun 17 2025 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
Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Salford
Unique reference
136080
Address
No 3 Lower Seedley Road, M6 5WX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
239 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
38.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.9%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
28.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 33.4%
White British 29.7%
African 18%
Other White 9.2%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other 1.7%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 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

ReadingWell below average-3.7
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holy Family VA RC Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
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 classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
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, Full-time
30
17
13
Reception, Full-time
31
14
17
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
29
10
19
Year 6
29
12
17
Year 2024-2025

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