Primary school

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA13 9LR
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,579 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 28%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 31%2022/23: top 39%2023/24: top 16%16% · 2023/242024/25: top 57%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM62% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 31 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 72% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 71% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 74% · 27 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 66% · 32 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 63%77%61%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 17% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 16% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 15% · 27 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 9% · 32 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 32 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 32 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 105106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
25 of 25 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2525
2nd294
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026217
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.5%
First language not English6.6%
SEN support0.9%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils10.4%

Girls 54.9%Boys 45.1%

99.5% full · 218 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.6
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.8
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 23.7 · 48 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,633
Spend per pupil£6,673
Staff spend per pupil£5,232
Reserve per pupil£256
  • +£55,195revenue reserve
  • −£8,636in-year balance

Grants £6,124 · self-generated £509 · premises £413 per pupil