Holy Family Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- 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
- Website
- www.holyfamilywigan.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 247 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 36%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 55.5%
African 23.9%
Mixed 5.2%
Irish Traveller 4%
Indian 2.8%
Other White 2.4%
Chinese 2.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.8
WritingAverage1.3
MathsWell above average5.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 76%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Holy Family Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 20 6 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 34 18 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 18 10 |
| Year 1 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 2 | 24 9 15 |
| Year 3 | 31 16 15 |
| Year 4 | 21 16 5 |
| Year 5 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 6 | 31 16 15 |