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Holy Family Catholic School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided

1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London E17 3EA · holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk · 020 8520 0482

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.5
average Attainment 8 score. Waltham Forest 45.3, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,175
95% of 1,240 places
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.2%
First language not English
40%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 130 (Places 169)130September 2023: 108 (Places 154)108September 2024: 96 (Places 128)96September 2025: 106 (Places 122)106September 2026: 80 (Places 110)80Places 110
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026110800.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251221060.9100%
September 2024Sept 2024128960.8100%
September 2023Sept 20231541080.7100%
September 2022Sept 20221691300.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.5, and 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Waltham Forest it was 45.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.8 (England 46.3)45.82017/18: 45.3 (England 46.5)45.32018/19: 51.1 (England 46.7)51.12021/22: 49.4 (England 48.8)49.42022/23: 44.9 (England 46.3)44.92023/24: 44.6 (England 45.9)44.62024/25: 45.5 (England 46.0)45.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.546.0
▼43.0%45.4%
●64.0%64.8%
▲49.0%40.5%
●4.124.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form65.5+6.4
Sixth form college6.3−5.7
Further education21.4−1.7
Apprenticeship10
Not in a lasting destination3.4+0.5
Activity not captured2.4+1.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.3 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 33.2 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 32.3 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 34.2 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.7 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 32.3 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 29.1 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
66 studentsC (29.1)Average -0.09
66 studentsC- (28)Below average -0.16
30 studentsDist- (31.8)Above average +0.31
6.1%AAB or better
94.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2484C+ (32.3)+0.02
2022/2389C (29.7)—
2021/2298C+ (34.2)—
2018/1982C+ (32.3)-0.12
2017/18113C+ (33.2)+0.25
2016/1788C (31.3)+0.39
2015/16139C (29.2)+0.22

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University66.40
Further and other education5.9+1.7
Further education2.2+0.1
Other education3.6+1.5
Apprenticeship5.8+3.7
Employment9.5−3.8
Not in a lasting destination6.6−5.3
Activity not captured5.8+3.7

Ofsted

Holy Family Catholic School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
21 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jun 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
73%
Replies
44
3% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼79% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●76% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

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