Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Worksop

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Holy Family Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders use effective systems to manage attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is well thought through."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders recognise the learning barriers that some pupils face and act swiftly to reduce them."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged, to succeed in life."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development programme reflects its ethos, the needs of its context, pupils' lives and the local area."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have left the school achieving less well in writing and mathematics than they should have done."

Early years - Needs attention. "In the early years, significant staffing turbulence has affected leadership and impacted the quality and consistency of teaching in the provision."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should raise the attainment of all pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, in mathematics and writing"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers, including those in the early years, are equipped to accurately identify and address gaps in pupils' learning before introducing new knowledge and skills"; "Leaders should make sure that the impact of plans to support disadvantaged pupils is evaluated thoroughly in order to inform the school's future plans to help these pupils"; "Leaders should ensure that the recent changes to improve the early years are embedded so that the curriculum is taught well and that staff engage in high-quality interactions with children".

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 46% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Holy Family Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Family Catholic Primary School are Sparken Hill Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 100% maths); and St Anne's CofE Primary School (0.9 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Holy Family Catholic Primary School.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is one of 15 schools run by St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

38.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Black (12%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is Worksop Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Portland School Bus Park (in), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holy Family Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 204 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101), 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 Outwood Academy Portland (0.1 miles) and Outwood Academy Valley (1.7 miles).