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The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

Secondary · Bradford · BD20 6LH · URN 149299

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-04-02Cohort 630Roman CatholicNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 141
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 50 schools in Bradford

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    28.8

    Bradford 40England 46.1

    11.2 below the area average of 40

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    11.3%

    Bradford 35%England 45.9%

    23.7 percentage points below the area average of 35

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    31.9%

    Bradford 54.4%

    22.5 percentage points below the area average of 54.4

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    2.3

    Bradford 3.51England 4.07

    1.2 below the area average of 3.5

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    1.4%

    Bradford 11.5%England 17.6%

    10.1 percentage points below the area average of 11.5

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    14.9%

    Bradford 41.5%

    26.6 percentage points below the area average of 41.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    28.4%

    Bradford 38.5%

    10.1 percentage points below the area average of 38.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    141

    Bradford 151

    9.9 below the area average of 150.9

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bradford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes
22.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
38.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
46.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
14.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
7.8pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
16.9pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
75.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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