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EnglandNorth WestWestmorland and FurnessLA13 9LRHoly Family Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 9LR https://www.holyfamily.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
226
cap. 218
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Family Catholic Primary School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

Finance£6021 spend / pupil£6138 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
-15pp
77%70%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
3%
-7pp
16%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
76%
LA AVG 71.21%
SPAG higher standard
3%
LA AVG 23.69%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.17
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.12
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
226
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
4%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Ostley Bank, Newbarns, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LR
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%3%76%10%79%10%76%24%93%76%103.0104.0102.04%226
2023/2477%10%80%23%80%37%83%27%80%80%106.0105.0108.05%228
2022/2366%9%78%38%84%19%72%22%94%81%106.0103.0107.0-0.90+0.70-2.306%224
2018/1974%15%81%30%89%26%85%22%96%81%105.0105.0107.0+1.30+2.70+1.005%231
2017/1871%16%87%29%84%39%81%19%90%81%106.0104.0106.0+0.50+2.30-0.307%229
2016/1772%17%76%45%93%45%83%34%93%79%107.0105.0106.0+1.90+4.60+1.308%232

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522625.64%7%6%4%10%
2023/2422821.75%4%7%6%13%
2022/2322423.06%4%6%6%20%
2021/2222221.65%3%6%6%11%
2020/2123021.55%4%6%
2018/1923116.15%4%8%3%4%
2017/1822919.37%3%7%3%5%
2016/1723217.88%3%6%3%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.