The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

Keighley and IlkleyConstituency

BD20 6LHPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 630 pupils. The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is part of Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 28.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 11.3%
EBacc average point score: 2.3

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

31%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

630

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

39%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 630
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 May 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
20 Oct 2021	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.