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Holy Family Catholic Primary School

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

person Ms Clair McFadden (Headteacher)

corporate_fareHOLY FAMILY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDoncaster, DN7 5BL

language Visit Website phone 01302841283

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2024

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Students

189

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Doncaster, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Doncaster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #80 of 87 primaries in Doncaster and #11,766 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.0 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

52%

LA 61%

Reading71% LA 72%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths52% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading75% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading82% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.9

-1.4 to 4.8

-1.4

Write

LA -0.4

-4.3 to 1.5

3.8

Maths

LA -0.5

0.9 to 6.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -1.2

-4.2 to 0.8

-1.3

Write

LA 0.0

-3.5 to 1.0

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.0 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 59%

Reading89% LA 68%

Writing81% LA 75%

Maths85% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.9

-1.6 to 3

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 2.8

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.9

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#11,766 / 14,159	#80	#10,968	#1
2024	#4,738 / 14,233	#37	#6,504	#1
2023	#1,420 / 13,940	#9	#3,332	#3,557
2019	#7,101 / 11,810	#32	#5,963	#9,109
2018	#2,438 / 10,972	#11	#1,740	#5,097

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 February 2024

Inspection Report

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07 June 2022

Inspection Report

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18 May 2017

Inspection Report

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01 July 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-02-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

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2017-05-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2010-10-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

2007-09-13

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

1.9%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 207 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, 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)	207	4	1.9%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	198	8	4.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	4	2.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	4	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	203	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	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 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils