Holy Family Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Virgins Lane, Liverpool, L23 4UL
Website: http://www.holyfamilyhighschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01519246451
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Symes
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 104962

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 869
Number of Pupils: 941
Number of Boys: 442
Number of Girls: 499

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.38 Confidence interval -0.6 to -0.16
Of the 133 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 131 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.79
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St William of York Catholic Primary School
St William Road , Crosby L23 9XH
3out of 4 710 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Forefield Junior School
Forefield Lane , Crosby L23 9TJ
3out of 4 1,234 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Back Lane , Crosby L23 4UA
3out of 4 1,348 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Forefield Lane , Crosby L23 9SL
4out of 4 1,350 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
The Northern Road , Sefton L23 2RQ
3out of 4 1,504 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Family Catholic High School
Virgins Lane , Thornton L23 4UL
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road , Crosby L23 9YB
3out of 4 1,098 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic College
Liverpool Road , Crosby L23 5TF
2out of 4 1,673 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England High School
St Michael's Road , L23 7UL
3out of 4 1,952 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB
2out of 4 2,881 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Stannyfield Drive , Thornton L23 1TY
3out of 4 666 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Newfield School
Edge Lane , Crosby L23 4TG
3out of 4 921 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crosby High School
De Villiers Avenue , Crosby L23 2TH
3out of 4 950 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School
Liverpool Road , L23 5SP
- not rated 1,818 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St. Mary's College
Everest Road , Crosby L23 5TW
- not rated 1,949 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.