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Holy Family Catholic Academy

Wigan Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5JF

Local ranking30th of 97 primary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
55.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
68.0%
Writing (Expected)
65.0%
Maths (Expected)
74.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
74.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
247
Boys
126 (51%)
Girls
121 (49%)
Capacity
210 (118% full)
SEND
19.0%
FSM Eligible
45.1%
EAL
36.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.0%
SEN Support
17.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
30.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Budget per Pupil
£5,838/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
23.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 55.5%
  • Black African: 23.9%
  • White Traveller: 4.0%
  • Mixed Other: 3.6%
  • Asian Indian: 2.8%
  • White Other: 2.4%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%

55.5%

White British

23.9%

Black African

4.0%

White Traveller

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149190
UKPRN
10090703
Establishment No.
2011
Trust
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST