The Holy Family Catholic School

Officially The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, BD20 6LH

Local ranking32nd of 35 secondary schools in Bradford

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

992

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from The Holy Family Catholic School (URN 107428) since 1 September 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 2 April 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: Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership & management: Requires improvement
Sixth form provision: Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 28.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 11.3% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 31.9% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 14.9% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 2.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 141

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 86.0%
Continued in education: 84.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 0.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

D-

Avg A-Level Grade

17.9

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

18.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 0.0% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 23.2
16-18 Cohort: 70

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 700
Boys: 297 (47%)
Girls: 333 (53%)
Capacity: 992 (64% full)
SEND: 23.1%
FSM Eligible: 41.7%
EAL: 40.4%
SEN with EHC Plan: 6.0%
SEN Support: 17.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 13.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 50.8
Budget per Pupil: £10,145/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 12.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 38.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 40.6%
Asian Pakistani: 29.7%
White Other: 11.6%
Asian Indian: 3.6%
Asian Bangladeshi: 3.6%
Black African: 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma: 2.0%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%

40.6%

White British

29.7%

Asian Pakistani

11.6%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01535210212

office@holyfamilyschool.uk

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Spring Gardens Lane

Keighley, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN: 149299
UKPRN: 10090983
Establishment No.: 4094
Trust: BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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