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The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Bicknor Road, Park Wood, Maidstone ME15 9PS · holyfamily.kent.sch.uk · 01622 756778

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
76%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
193
92% of 210 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
60.1%
First language not English
18.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 28 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: 25 (Places 29)25September 2023: 23 (Places 30)23September 2024: 19 (Places 27)19September 2025: 15 (Places 17)15September 2026: 25 (Places 28)25Places 28
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202628250.9100%
September 2025Sept 202517150.9100%
September 2024Sept 202427190.7100%
September 2023Sept 202330230.8100%
September 2022Sept 202229250.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, 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: 33% (England 53%)33%2016/17: 48% (England 61%)48%2017/18: 43% (England 64%)43%2018/19: 40% (England 65%)40%2022/23: 70% (England 60%)70%2023/24: 78% (England 61%)78%2024/25: 76% (England 62%)76%England 62%

Ofsted

The Holy Family Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
11 Oct 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Sept 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
82%
Replies
22
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

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