The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 2 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 149299
- Address
- Spring Gardens Lane, BD20 6LH
- Website
- www.holyfamilyschool.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 700 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 40.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.9%
- Persistent absence
- 37.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 40.4%
Pakistani 29.6%
Other White 11.6%
Indian 3.6%
Bangladeshi 3.6%
Mixed 3.3%
African 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma 2%
Irish 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 11%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 28.7
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.3
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 66 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 138 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
| Geography | GCSE | 44 |
| History | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 132 71 61 |
| Year 8 | 102 43 59 |
| Year 9 | 140 70 70 |
| Year 10 | 154 78 76 |
| Year 11 | 141 72 69 |
| Year 13 | 31 14 17 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 5.2% 3.0% |