Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Addlestone

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Holy Family Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils revel in coming to school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear vision for the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's work to promote pupils' character is noteworthy."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally make secure progress through the curriculum and achieve very well in national outcomes at the end of key stage 2."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is well sequenced and ambitious."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the early years curriculum is interesting and is designed carefully."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a culture of high ambition that permeates the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue to ensure that teachers skilfully identify and address key gaps or misunderstandings in pupils' learning, so that all pupils, including the youngest children, secure and embed the important knowledge they need. • Leaders should continue to ensure that staff are well trained to make timely adjustments in teaching, so that disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities develop fluent spelling and handwriting skills".

In its own words: "Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a small, vibrant and nurturing Catholic Primary School. We have a well-established reputation for providing an excellent education and for developing fantastic, curious, polite and enthusiastic learners. We are fortunate to have a close relationship with our Holy Family parish and local community. We are a friendly, vibrant school with high standards and expectations."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Situated in the heart of Addlestone, Holy Family is a warm, welcoming and nurturing one-form entry school where children aged 4-11 are encouraged to flourish academically, spiritually and personally. As a school with strong roots in the parish of Holy Family, we are proud of our Catholic heritage and the values that continue to guide all that we do."

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (91% in reading, 88% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Holy Family Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Family Catholic Primary School are Ongar Place Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 72% maths); St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); Sayes Court School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 72% maths); and Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School (0.7 miles, Good).

Holy Family Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Xavier Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

93 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Holy Family Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

9.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 22 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 9 (4.1%) 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.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Addlestone Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ongar Close (opposite), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 150 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Holy Family Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Holy Family Catholic Primary School are Jubilee High School (0.3 miles); Salesian School, Chertsey (1.3 miles); Chertsey High School (1.3 miles); and Fullbrook School (1.5 miles).