Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Southport
Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Southport. It has a Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 16th-highest of the 19 schools in Southport with published results, and 12,897th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sefton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Holy Family Catholic Primary School in detail
Holy Family Catholic Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:40am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Sefton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 65% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Holy Family Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Holy Family Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
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 Norwood Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 71% reading, 74% maths); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 82% maths); St Philip's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); and Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 61% reading, 48% maths).
Holy Family Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Norwood Primary SchoolHoly Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportSt Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolBishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
In 2026, 37 pupils (19.7%) received SEN support and 5 (2.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Meols Cop Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Norwood Avenue (near), 50 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Holy Family Catholic Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.5 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 Meols Cop High School (0.7 miles), Stanley High School (1.4 miles) and Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.8 miles).
Meols Cop High SchoolStanley High SchoolChrist The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy being part of this happy and diverse school community. They help everyone to feel welcome and valued in their school. Relationships between adults and pupils are warm and nurturing. Pupils feel safe. They know that staff are there to listen and support them if they have any worries.
Pupils know that they are expected to work hard and to do their best. As a result, pupils are keen to learn. They achieve well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed an ambitious curriculum to meet the needs of its pupils. This starts from the early years. Teachers benefit from helpful support and guidance about how to deliver the subject curriculums well. In lessons, teachers select appropriate activities to enable pupils to understand new learning.
In most subjects, the curriculum sets out clearly the essential knowledge that pupils should learn and the order in which this should be taught. Assessment strategies are well established in these subjects. Teachers use a variety of helpful methods to check how well pupils are learning, including how much of the subject content they can remember over time. Teachers support pupils to build on their previous learning in a highly structured and carefully considered way in these subjects.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
19.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 57% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 71% to 47% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
23.7
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Holy Family Catholic Primary School
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Holy Family Catholic Primary School.
- Kids Club Southport980m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Holy Family Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is in Sefton; for families living there:
- Sefton's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy ext
- How to apply: Apply for Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 16 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
10 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 Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
202 pupils
210 places
8 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Southport
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southport
Across Sefton council
Places available
3,080
Applications
2,586
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Sefton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
37
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
22.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
188
Total Pupils
92
Boys
96
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,020
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,474
Per pupil
£1223k
Total funding
£59k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
178
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
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, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 57% 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 2024.
What is the catchment area for Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Holy Family Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Sefton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Holy Family Catholic Primary School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has 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 188 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Holy Family Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Sefton'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.
Does Holy Family Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Holy Family Catholic Primary School: Kids Club Southport (980m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 16 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 10 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 Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
Holy Family Catholic Primary School is at Norwood Crescent, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 7DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)