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Holy Family RC Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Lime Green Road, Limehurst Village, Oldham OL8 3NG · holyfamily.oldham.sch.uk · 0161 770 2400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 206
- 92% of 225 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- 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: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 4 families put the school first and 4 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 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 13 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Oldham it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105724)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Holy Family RC Primary School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105724), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105724)
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires 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 Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105724)
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105724)