Secondary school

The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bradford
  • BD20 6LH
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,257 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 93%2021/22: top 96%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 95%2024/25: top 100%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 828.8 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.31/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Grade 5+ English and maths11.3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
EBacc point score2.3 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.91/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−5.6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.59 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.072/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber+5.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2023/2417.92 · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.481/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−8.5 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.9 · 150 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 39.1 · 151 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 40.3 · 143 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 36.3 · 155 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 35.7 · 149 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 32.2 · 140 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 34 · 154 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 28.8 · 141 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.347.928.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 27% · 151 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 32% · 143 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 26% · 155 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 21% · 149 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 15% · 140 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 22.7% · 154 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 11.3% · 141 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%32%11.3%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.59 · 77 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 21.68 · 83 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 27.31 · 70 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 24.09 · 62 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 24.77 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 23.04 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 17.92 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.4827.3117.92No exams

Not published 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
83 of 83 who put it first2014 · 83.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8383
2nd8611
3rd444

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2025

  • Personal developmentRequires improvement
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Sixth form provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2019Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2020Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2022Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2025All areas Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026630
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.7%
First language not English40.4%
SEN support17.1%
EHC plan6.0%
Absence (sessions missed)12.5%
Persistently absent pupils38.7%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.7%

63.5% full · 992 places · 70 in sixth form (2023/24)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 52 responses (7.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school38.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school42.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved34.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 42.3% not applicable3.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year48.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 5.8% not applicable22.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?32.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 32.7% who said Yes above17.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child48.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school42.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing55.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school55.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school57.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development34.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent23.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adult7.8
  • Classroom teachers 32.2
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 43.8
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 37.2 FTE · Whole workforce 84.8 · 98 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,649
Spend per pupil£10,145
Staff spend per pupil£8,200
Reserve per pupil−£722
  • −£508,000revenue reserve
  • −£349,000in-year balance

Grants £9,477 · self-generated £216 · premises £514 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (19 academies) · trust reserve £2,915,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

154 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.3%
  • Education88.3%
  • Apprenticeship1.3%
  • Employment0.6%
  • Not sustained5.8%
  • Unknown3.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

38 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained76.3%
  • Education57.9%
  • Higher education42.1%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment15.8%
  • Not sustained21.1%
  • Unknown2.6%