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Holy Family Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Emma Allonby

location_onBlackpool, FY1 2SD

language Visit Website phone 1253354496

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Blackpool, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 71% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Blackpool, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #22 of 34 primaries in Blackpool and #10,991 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 51%England 61%

Reading70% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 62% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading76% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.8

-3.8 to 0.8

0.5

Write

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 2.7

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.0 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading84% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.7

-1.5 to 2.8

-0.6

Write

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 1.4

1.5

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.4 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 59%

Reading89% LA 69%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths89% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.3

1.3 to 5.9

Write

LA 0.6

-1.2 to 3.2

3.8

Maths

LA 0.6

1.7 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

08 December 2021

Inspection Report

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25 January 2017

Inspection Report

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22 May 2012

Inspection Report

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15 January 2009

Inspection Report

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03 October 2005

Inspection Report

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02 December 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-05-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 209 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	212	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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