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The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, BD20 6LH

Local ranking32nd of 35 secondary schools in Bradford
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Secondary

Phase

992

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

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

36

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
348 (50%)
Girls
352 (50%)
Capacity
992 (71% 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
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  • 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

Spring Gardens Lane

Keighley, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

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