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Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

Primary · Southampton · SO16 9LP

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Outstanding (2019)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Outstanding in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. Treat an Outstanding of this age with care: Outstanding schools were exempt from routine re-inspection until 2020, so these grades are among the oldest on record.

Inspected 26 March 2019

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At a glance

412 pupils · 98% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
26.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
37.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
24.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.holyfamilylive.net
URN
116397

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 60 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 1.02 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Outstanding, from 2019. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.02 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 60 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion not stated
0.725 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

59 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
78%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school78%
Median of its 12 closest peers58%
Southampton average57.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyNottingham · 141 miles awayGood41%
St James the Great Church of England Primary SchoolColchester · 122 miles awayGood48%
Godwin Primary SchoolDagenham · 81 miles awayGood (2016)71%
Cheriton Primary SchoolFolkestone · 113 miles awayGood68%
St John with St Mark CofE Primary SchoolBury · 188 miles awayGood43%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonManchester · 184 miles awayGood48%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighLeigh · 183 miles awayRequires improvement51%
Fairholme Primary SchoolFeltham · 57 miles awayGood57%
Hadley Learning Community - Primary PhaseTelford · 130 miles awayGood77%
Brighton Avenue Primary SchoolGateshead · 278 miles awayOutstanding80%
Newtons Primary SchoolRainham · 82 miles awayGood (2019)59%
Cowley Hill SchoolBorehamwood · 72 miles awayExpected standard75%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
413 of 420 places taken nearly full

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 32% (Southampton 52%, England 60%) · Any other White background 17% (Southampton 12%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 14% (Southampton 6%, England 4%) · Black African 12% (Southampton 7%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 7% (Southampton 5%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Southampton 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Southampton 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Southampton 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Southampton 2%, England 2%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 2% (Southampton 0%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Southampton 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Southampton 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.93 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Southampton: 3.65 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

72% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 16% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

41.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,940; 13.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,383
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £104,268; in-year balance -£87,420

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work14.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways33%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier22.1%62.3%
Social housing67.4%17.1%
Privately rented10.4%20.5%
Detached houses1%22.9%
Flats71.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van42.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017245 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£246,000214 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£283,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (17)£440,000
Semi-detached (37)£260,000
Terraced (126)£250,000
Flat (34)£140,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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