The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- 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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bangladeshi | 3.6% |
| Indian | 3.6% |
| Other White | 11.6% |
| Pakistani | 29.6% |
| White British | 40.4% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 15% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 11% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 28.8 |
| Local authority average | 40.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.3 |
| Local authority average | 3.56 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |