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Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton, Preston

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 4–11

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Preston, part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 71% full in 2025.

Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton in detail

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton in its own words

In its own words: "As Headteacher of Holy Family, it's my pleasure to welcome you to our warm and vibrant school community. We are a small Catholic primary school with a big heart, proudly serving the families of Warton and Freckleton."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 119590), 82% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton are Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 54% reading, 23% maths); Freckleton Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths); Strike Lane Primary School (1.2 miles); and Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School (2.2 miles, Outstanding, 95% reading, 89% maths).

Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary AcademyFreckleton Church of England Primary SchoolStrike Lane Primary SchoolRibby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School

The trust

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton is one of 20 schools run by The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 20 schools in The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%), Mixed (7%) and Black (5%).

Staffing

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Moss Side Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Family Primary School (by), 40 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton issued 11 suspensions, 7.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Martin Gaughan
Pupils:157
LA:Lancashire
Phone:01772633623
Address:Lytham Road, Warton, Preston, PR4 1AD
Trust:THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (20 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2024

Ofsted Rating

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton (URN 119590), it was rated Good in October 2013.

URN:151083
UKPRN:10095772
Diocese:Diocese of Lancaster
Constituency:Fylde
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

15.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

26.2

Avg class size

23.0

Infant (KS1)

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 119590). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+8ppMaths+17ppWriting+17pp

Reading has improved from 74% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 65% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 65% to 82% (2024 to 2025).

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Term dates

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lancashire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Holy Family Primary School (by)
44m · 1 min walk
Mill Lane (opp)
216m · 4 min walk
Church Road (by)
239m · 4 min walk
St Pauls Church (by)
330m · 5 min walk
Post Office (o/s)
496m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.

4 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 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, Warton

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

71%

Available places

149 pupils

210 places

61 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Preston

High pressure
New homes approved:6,347
Projected new pupils:1,587

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

Across Lancashire council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

15,442

Applications

12,122

Got 1st preference

91.3%

Got preferred school

98.3%

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

This school: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

21

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

16.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication9
Social, Emotional & Mental Health8
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Profound & Multiple LD1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
80.9%
Asian
1.9%
Black
5.1%
Mixed
7.0%
Other
1.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.9%
English as Additional Language4.5%

157

Total Pupils

76

Boys

81

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

15.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,965

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,549

Per pupil

£931k

Total funding

£41k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£56,395
EAL funding£687
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.8%

Overall absence

8.0%

Persistent absence

137

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)8.0%
Severe (50%+)0.7%

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

Questions parents ask about Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton

Are there exam results for Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 119590), 82% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

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

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton (URN 119590), it was rated Good in October 2013.

What is the catchment area for Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton?

No fixed boundary. When Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton is oversubscribed, Lancashire 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, Warton?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 210 places.

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

Classes at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton average 26.2 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton has around 157 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton?

4.8% of sessions were missed at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton in 2024/25. 8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton?

Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton 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, Warton?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton is at Lytham Road, Warton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 1AD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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