Holy Family Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

holy-family-catholic-primary-school-darlington-north-east

North EastRegion

DarlingtonLocal Authority

DarlingtonConstituency

DL3 9ENPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Darlington, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 234 pupils. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

234

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 234
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 19 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Jul 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.