Holy Family Catholic Academy

Wigan Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5JF

Local ranking32nd of 97 primary schools in Wigan

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Holy Family Catholic Primary School Platt Bridge (URN 106496) since 31 May 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

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: 122 (54%)
Girls: 106 (46%)
Capacity: 210 (109% 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

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

01942704148

RCrawley@holyfamily.sjcmat.co.uk

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Wigan Street

Wigan, North West

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Administrative

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

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