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Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Southport · PR9 7DU

Ages 4–11 · 188 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-11

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.1%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
72
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

188 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
188
Boys / girls
92 / 96
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
188 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
19.1%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Marie Hilton

Location

Address
Norwood Crescent
Postcode
PR9 7DU
Town
Southport
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Southport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Southport, Sefton, 188 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.1%. Religious character: Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Southport
32
Primary schools in Southport
21
Academies among open schools in Southport
38% (12)
Open schools in PR9
17
Primary in PR9
11
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Primary in Sefton LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SouthportNear PR9

  • Norwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southport · PR9 7DU · Sefton

    Ages 5–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand1.03

    0.1 miles away

  • Churchtown Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Southport · PR9 7NN · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

  • Linaker Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Southport · PR8 5DB · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM35.9%

    1.2 miles away

  • Kew Woods Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Southport · PR8 6JW · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM24.8%
    • Demand1.07

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Marie Hilton
Telephone
01704213084
Website
http://www.holyfamilyprimary.com

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