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Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Ostley Bank, Newbarns, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9LR · holyfamily.cumbria.sch.uk · 01229 828018
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 217
- 100% of 218 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Holy Family Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 58
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied