Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #28 in Oldham public Top 53% UK

Holy Family RC Primary School

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

personMrs Alison Booth

corporate_fareEMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onOldham, OL8 3NG

language Visit Website phone 1617702400

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Holy Family RC Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Oldham, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Family RC Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Oldham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 201 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #28 of 73 primaries in Oldham and #6,161 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

63%

LA 58%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing74% LA 68%

Maths78% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.0

-4.5 to 0.3

-0.9

Write

LA -0.7

-3.2 to 1.4

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.9 to -1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 December 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-02-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-01-23

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	201	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.6%

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 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils