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Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Coventry

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Coventry. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 93 schools in Coventry with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Coventry (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Holy Family Catholic Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Coventry and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Holy Family Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 79 families put Holy Family Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 141 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 22 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Family Catholic Primary School are Parkgate Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); Whitmore Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 69% maths); John Shelton Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 53% maths); and Keresley Grange Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths).

Holy Family Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Parkgate Primary SchoolWhitmore Park Primary SchoolJohn Shelton Community Primary SchoolKeresley Grange Primary School

Who goes there

15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 25.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Black (11%) and Asian (10%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Coventry Arena Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Family Church (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Holy Family Catholic Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 2.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Holy Family Catholic Primary School are President Kennedy School Academy (0.4 miles), St John Henry Newman Catholic School (0.7 miles) and Ash Green School (1.3 miles).

President Kennedy School AcademySt John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolAsh Green School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~2.4km)Unlikely (~3.2km)

Coventry published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 1.51 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Grainne Griffiths
Pupils:459
LA:Coventry
Phone:02476333631
Address:Holy Family Catholic Primary, Coventry, CV6 2GU
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 28 June 2023View full report
URN:103726
UKPRN:10079441
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Coventry North West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

15.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+9ppMaths-2ppWriting-2pp

Reading has improved from 72% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

30.7

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

13

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Holy Family Church (adj)
93m · 2 min walk
Watery Lane (opp)
94m · 2 min walk
Penny Park Lane (before)
150m · 2 min walk
Parkgate School (adj)
198m · 3 min walk
Malmesbury Road (opp)
202m · 3 min walk

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You apply to the council where you live. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is in Coventry; for families living there:

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
9
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Coventry is 14 (the median across 130 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Holy Family Catholic Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Holy Family Catholic Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Holy Family Catholic Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Holy Family Catholic Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2026 entry, from Coventry's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Holy Family Catholic Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Coventry got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Full

420 pupils

420 places

No spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Coventry

High pressure
New homes approved:6,304
Projected new pupils:1,576

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Coventry

Across Coventry council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

Places available

4,575

Applications

3,754

Got 1st preference

94.9%

Got preferred school

99.2%

All primary applications across Coventry council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(7)

28 June 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
9 March 2018
7 November 2013
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

93

SEN Support

18

EHC Plans

24.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication37
Autistic Spectrum Disorder16
Other10
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Visual Impairment3
Severe Learning Difficulty2
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Hearing Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
57.7%
Asian
9.8%
Black
10.9%
Mixed
9.3%
Other
0.4%
Unclassified
0.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.0%
English as Additional Language25.9%

459

Total Pupils

227

Boys

232

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

19

Teachers

24.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,327

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,102

Per pupil

£2343k

Total funding

£88k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£167,342
EAL funding£39,707
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.8%

Overall absence

10.7%

Persistent absence

366

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)10.7%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
2.6%
20/21
5.0%
21/22
5.5%
22/23
4.7%
23/24
4.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Holy Family Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.

What is Holy Family Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.

How close to Holy Family Catholic Primary School do you need to live?

Coventry published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Holy Family Catholic Primary School on distance went to a family 1.51 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

Classes at Holy Family Catholic Primary School average 30.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School has around 459 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

4.8% of sessions were missed at Holy Family Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Coventry's coordinated admissions process, naming Holy Family Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Coventry is 14 (the median across 130 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Holy Family Catholic Primary School?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is at Holy Family Catholic Primary, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 2GU.

Sources: Coventry admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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