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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL3 9ENHoly Family Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL3 9EN https://holyfamily.bhcet.org.uk/

Pupils
229
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
229
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
229
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
Admissions
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Family Catholic Primary School · Primary · Darlington

Finance£5646 spend / pupil£6372 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+3pp
80%75%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
13%
0pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
90%
LA AVG 73.71%
SPAG higher standard
27%
LA AVG 27.68%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.93
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.46
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
229
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Prior Street, Darlington, DL3 9EN
Local authority
Darlington
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
2024/2577%13%90%37%90%23%87%33%93%90%106.0107.0106.017%229
2023/2474%13%81%29%81%19%84%32%81%77%106.0106.0106.018%221
2022/2372%17%90%41%83%24%79%28%86%79%107.0105.0107.0+1.60+2.00+0.5018%200
2018/1980%10%90%30%83%20%80%50%93%93%108.0107.0111.0+1.80-0.80+0.5011%206
2017/1869%0%79%14%86%31%86%21%90%90%105.0105.0106.0-1.30+1.20+0.002%208
2016/1760%13%73%27%83%30%70%17%80%77%104.0104.0106.0+0.00+2.20-0.306%209

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
2024/2522922.917%10%16%4%9%
2023/2422122.118%9%19%4%4%
2022/2320021.318%7%18%5%10%
2021/2219922.416%4%19%6%14%
2020/2119723.211%6%16%
2018/1920626.411%7%17%4%4%
2017/1820824.52%6%14%3%5%
2016/1720934.36%6%12%3%8%

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