Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Sale, Trafford·M33 2JA
Composite score
65.2
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#2,587
National rank
#316
In North West
#24
In Trafford
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
77%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
17 first choices, 17 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
41
any preference, for 17 places
Applications from another council area
27%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Holy Family Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
197
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
34.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,068
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Sale, Trafford, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 197 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Holy Family Catholic Primary School 'Good'. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 7.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Holy Family Catholic Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 17 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 19.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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