SCHOOL PROFILE

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 112366
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 218 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 December 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Westmorland and Furness
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 217 215 full-time · 2 part-time
Female pupils 113 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 104 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.0%
18.8 pts below England
School 6.0%
Westmorland and Furness 15.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.1%
15.2 pts below England
School 5.1%
Westmorland and Furness 5.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Westmorland and Furness 1.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.9%
195
Unclassified
2.3%
5
African
1.8%
4
White and Asian
1.8%
4
Indian
1.4%
3
Any other Asian background
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 8.3% 18 of 217 pupils
12.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.3%
Westmorland and Furness 22.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 4.2% 9 pupils
England 14.8% 10.6 pts below
EHC plans 4.2% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Specific learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Westmorland and Furness 56.5%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Westmorland and Furness 72.0%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Westmorland and Furness 68.2%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Westmorland and Furness 71.0%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.87 pts lower than England
School 4.34%
Westmorland and Furness 5.09%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.40%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.41 pts lower than England
School 10.40%
Westmorland and Furness 11.05%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.23 pts lower than England
School 0.58%
Westmorland and Furness 0.87%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.5% 11.4 pts above England
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
99.5%
Westmorland and Furness
79.9%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information