Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Widnes, Knowsley
WA8 5DW
Composite score
59.4

Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery at a glance

Located in Widnes, Knowsley, Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 224 pupils aged 2 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#4,102
National rank
#527
In North West
#9
In Knowsley
Top 28%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 224 % FSM ever-6 12.2% % EAL 6.3% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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