Holy Family Catholic High School, Liverpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Holy Family we challenge our whole school family to live out the Gospel Values, every day. We are a school where everyone is encouraged to be the best they can be and 'live life in all its fullness' (John 10.10). Holy Family is a high achieving, Catholic 11-18 school, where children feel safe and happy."

In 2026, pupils at Holy Family Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Sefton and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Sefton and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 44.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.21: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.9, against 48.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 250 families put Holy Family Catholic High School as their first choice and 619 named it as one of their preferences, for 147 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 107 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Holy Family Catholic High School are Chesterfield High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 44.9); St Michaels Church of England Academy (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 39.6); and Litherland High School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.2).

Holy Family Catholic High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

146 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Holy Family Catholic High School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 90% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (90%).

Of the 159 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 70 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 66% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 102 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 64 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Holy Family Catholic High School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia: 32 places, 24 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Blundellsands & Crosby Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edge Lane (adjacent), 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Holy Family Catholic High School issued 106 suspensions, 10.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Holy Family Catholic High School are St William of York Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Forefield Junior School (0.7 miles), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles) and Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.