Secondary school

Holy Family Catholic School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Waltham Forest
  • E17 3EA
  • Sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,667 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 51%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 51%2017/18: top 54%2018/19: top 26%26% · 2018/192021/22: top 45%2022/23: top 55%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 51%No exams

A-level results

#369 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 845.5 · London 50.13/10 Below−5.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths43% · London 51.8%3/10 Below+6.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.12 · London 4.564/10 Below+11.9 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.04 · London +0.323/10 Below−34.9 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry29.11 · London 34.72/10 Well below London−11.4 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.3 · 174 pupils · London 522016/17: 45.8 · 173 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 45.3 · 175 pupils · London 492018/19: 51.1 · 172 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 49.4 · 208 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 44.9 · 195 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 44.6 · 206 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 45.5 · 200 pupils · London 50.1551.344.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 49% · 173 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 34% · 175 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 53% · 172 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 46% · 208 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 44% · 195 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 38.8% · 206 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 43% · 200 pupils · London 51.8%53%34%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.23 · 139 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 31.27 · 88 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 33.17 · 113 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 32.31 · 82 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 34.15 · 98 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 29.66 · 89 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 32.3 · 84 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 29.11 · 66 pupils · London 34.734.1529.11No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
80 of 80 who put it first2014 · 76.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8080
2nd6714
3rd439
Last distance offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered
  • 2020/21All offered

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Mar 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils said they enjoy the strong friendships they build here.”
  • “The school is welcoming and like a family.”
  • “Pupils appreciate the supportive staff who push them to go the extra mile in their work.”

To improve

  • “In Years 7 to 9, teaching does not routinely check pupils' understanding of what they learn.”
  • “This means that, at times, pupils’ misconceptions are not addressed with consistent rigour and accuracy.”
  • “Leaders should ensure that approaches to checking pupils’ learning are used routinely and purposefully in all subjects.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,175
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.0%
First language not English40.3%
SEN support5.7%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils20.2%

Girls 47.2%Boys 52.8%

94.8% full · 1,240 places · 265 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.0
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 68.5
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 13.6
  • Other support 30.5

Teachers 78.5 FTE · Whole workforce 122.6 · 133 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,610
Spend per pupil£9,614
Staff spend per pupil£7,413
Reserve per pupil−£17
  • −£20,591revenue reserve
  • −£4,342in-year balance

Grants £9,142 · self-generated £468 · premises £607 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

206 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.2%
  • Education93.2%
  • Apprenticeship1%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained3.4%
  • Unknown2.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

137 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.6%
  • Education72.3%
  • Higher education66.4%
  • Apprenticeship5.8%
  • Employment9.5%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown5.8%