Holy Family RC Primary School

Holy Family RC Primary School demonstrates a strong performance across multiple domains, with overall pupil achievement being commendable, including positive outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The school fosters an environment centered on safety and respect, which enhances the learning experience for its students. Proactive leadership has led to noticeable improvements in attendance and behavior, signifying a commitment to the well-being of its pupils. Despite strengths, there are areas that require attention, particularly in handwriting, spelling, and consistent checks on understanding in the classroom, which can hinder pupils' expressive skills.

Strengths

• Pupils generally achieve well, including disadvantaged students.
• Strong attendance initiatives positively impacting pupil presence.
• Pupils behave well and show a positive attitude to learning.
• Broad and balanced curriculum with clear objectives.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-designed personal development program preparing pupils for life in modern Britain.
• Positive partnerships with families enhancing children's success.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupils' understanding lead to overlooked misconceptions.
• Pupils' handwriting and spelling skills require further improvement.
• Some interactions in early years are not consistently effective.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holy Family RC Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Holy Family RC Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holy Family RC Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 25.2% of pupils at Holy Family RC Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Holy Family RC Primary School received £7,784 and spent £7,929 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £107,000 (-£535 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, income was £5,800 and spending £5,816 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Holy Family RC Primary School is part of Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham
• Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Oldham
• St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Matthew's RC High School Manchester
• St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester
• St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Ashton-Under-Lyne
• St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Oldham

What is Holy Family RC Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Family RC Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Holy Family RC Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Family RC Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Holy Family RC Primary School have?

Holy Family RC Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Family RC Primary School cover?

Holy Family RC Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Holy Family RC Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Family RC Primary School?

Holy Family RC Primary School is at Lime Green Road, Limehurst Village, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3NG.