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Holy Family Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Rachel Davidson

location_onLiverpool, L8 6QB

language Visit Website phone 1517093672

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

213

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 201 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #34 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #4,897 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 55%

Reading83% LA 68%

Writing66% LA 66%

Maths69% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading62% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.3

-0.6 to 3.6

-0.2

Write

LA 0.3

-2.2 to 1.9

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading53% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.3

-4.7 to 0.0

-1.2

Write

LA 0.3

-3.3 to 0.9

-3.0

Maths

LA 0.2

-5.0 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 59%

Reading45% LA 70%

Writing66% LA 72%

Maths58% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA 0.0

-6.7 to -2.7

-1.6

Write

LA 0.1

-3.5 to 0.3

-3.9

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.7 to -2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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18 May 2021

Inspection Report

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03 February 2021

Inspection Report

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24 November 2020

Inspection Report

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30 April 2019

Inspection Report

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24 April 2018

Inspection Report

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09 May 2017

Inspection Report

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29 June 2016

Inspection Report

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26 June 2014

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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23 April 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 Evaluations

2022-06-21

Special Measures S5 ReInspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-04-30

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2018-04-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-06-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-03-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 201 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	201	5	2.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	191	3	1.6%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	194	5	2.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	185	4	2.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	9	4.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	213	4	1.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	216	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	238	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	232	3	1.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	230	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	254	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	255	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	252	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	288	12	4.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	281	8	2.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	280	8	2.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	316	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	297	4	1.3%	0.5%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 32 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils