Holy Family Catholic School

State-Funded School

holy-family-catholic-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

WalthamstowConstituency

E17 3EAPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Family Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,175 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43%
EBacc average point score: 4.12

Ethnicity

White

25%

Asian

13%

Black

47%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,175

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,175
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Apr 2014	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.