Primary school

Holy Family Catholic Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wigan
  • WN2 5JF
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,829 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 87%2018/19: top 37%2022/23: top 25%2023/24: top 19%19% · 2023/242024/25: top 72%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM55% · North West 63%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM13% · North West 6%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 21% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 52% · 27 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 48% · 23 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 72% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 72% · 32 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 76% · 21 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 55% · 31 pupils · North West 63%76%21%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 27 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 32 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 21 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 13% · 31 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 27 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 32 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 21 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 10510899No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 27 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 109 · 21 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 10510999No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
25 of 25 who put it first2014 · 74.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2525
2nd70
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2019Goodas predecessor
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026228
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.1%
First language not English36.0%
SEN support17.0%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils23.1%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

108.6% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 42 responses (17% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.3% not applicable46.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.8% not applicable81.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.4
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 8.5
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 9.6
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 23.8 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,287
Spend per pupil£5,838
Staff spend per pupil£4,437
Reserve per pupil£12
  • +£3,000revenue reserve
  • +£111,000in-year balance

Grants £6,097 · self-generated £231 · premises £304 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £3,374,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it