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The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley BD20 6LH · holyfamilyschool.uk · 01535 210212
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 28.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 630
- 64% of 992 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 38.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 83 families put the school first and 134 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 134 | 83 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 124 | 83 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 138 | 91 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 129 | 88 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 157 | 118 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 28.8, and 11.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼28.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼11.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼31.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.30 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107428)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.7 | −17.6 |
| Sixth form college | 2.6 | — |
| Further education | 61.7 | +10.7 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +3.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 students | D+ (24.1) | Below average -0.36 | |
| 62 students | D+ (24.1) | Below average -0.36 | |
| 22 students | Merit+ (28.9) | Above average +0.51 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 70 | C- (27.3) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 83 | D+ (21.7) | -0.31 |
| 2015/16 | 77 | D+ (24.6) | -0.13 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 107428)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 42.1 | −18.2 |
| Further and other education | 15.8 | +2 |
| Further education | 10.5 | +0.2 |
| Other education | 5.3 | +1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | — |
| Employment | 15.8 | +3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 21.1 | +9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy on 2 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 2 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107428), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Jul 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107428)
Oct 2020Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Not met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107428)
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107428)
Jan 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107428)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107428)
What parents said
23% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 23%
- Replies
- 52
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (33%) with SEND