Holy Family Catholic School
About the school
Holy Family Catholic School is an open secondary school in Waltham Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 March 2023
- Published
- 18 May 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.5
- Waltham Forest
- 45.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Waltham Forest
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 43.00%
- Waltham Forest
- 45.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 64.00%
- Waltham Forest
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 49.00%
- Waltham Forest
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.12
- Waltham Forest
- 4.04
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.11
AAB or better
- School
- 6.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1211
Girls
47.23%
Boys
52.77%
SEN support
5.70%
Education, health and care plan
2.97%
English as an additional language
40.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.04%
Overall absence
7.01
Persistent absence
20.24
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
195
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
140
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
73%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
14%