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Holy Family VA RC Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided

No 3 Lower Seedley Road, Salford M6 5WX · holyfamilysalford.co.uk · 0161 921 2900

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
52%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Salford 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.5
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
238
28 over 210 places · 113%
Local authority
Salford
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
17.6%
First language not English
39.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 53 (Places 29)53September 2023: 60 (Places 29)60September 2024: 64 (Places 30)64September 2025: 52 (Places 28)52September 2026: 46 (Places 30)46Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630461.5▲65%
September 2025Sept 202528521.9▲54%
September 2024Sept 202430642.1▲47%
September 2023Sept 202329602.1▲48%
September 2022Sept 202229531.8▲55%

Results

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Salford it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 64% (England 53%)64%2016/17: 86% (England 61%)86%2017/18: 86% (England 64%)86%2018/19: 90% (England 65%)90%2022/23: 47% (England 60%)47%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 52% (England 62%)52%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼52%62%
▲14%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼100105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Holy Family VA RC Primary School on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
17 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2017Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
81%
Replies
78
33% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼73% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼59% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 49% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 67%

based on 25 parents (32%) with SEND

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