Holy Family Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wigan
Unique reference
149190
Address
Wigan Street, Platt Bridge, WN2 5JF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
206 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
21.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.9%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.2%
African 15%
Irish Traveller 6.3%
Mixed 5.8%
Other White 3.9%
Chinese 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Indian 1.5%
Other Black 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.8
WritingAverage1.3
MathsWell above average5.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Holy Family Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
18
9
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
13
8
Reception, Full-time
24
12
12
Year 1
23
10
13
Year 2
25
13
12
Year 3
18
16
2
Year 4
31
14
17
Year 5
22
9
13
Year 6
21
9
12
Year 2023-2024

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