Holy Family VA RC Primary School
No 3 Lower Seedley Road, Salford, M6 5WX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanna Riley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 136080
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619212900
About this school
Holy Family VA RC Primary School is a Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Salford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holy Family VA RC Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 67% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 87% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 80% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 83% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holy Family VA RC Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Family VA RC Primary School compares
Holy Family VA RC Primary School ranked 50th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.9% | 24.4% | 238 | — |
| Willow Tree Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 45.2% | 469 | 0.3 miles |
| Lark Hill Community Primary School | 55% | 6.6% | 54.2% | 629 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 61% | 7.4% | 58.7% | 220 | 0.7 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 31% | 9.1% | 65.2% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 437 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.4%
- English as an additional language
- 38.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 10.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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Willow Tree Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Salford
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Lark Hill Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Salford
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
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St George's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
Other schools in Salford
Holy Family VA RC Primary School ranks 18th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Salford.
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy Primary
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Light Oaks Infant School Primary
- Light Oaks Junior School Primary
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Road Academy Primary
- Monton Green Primary School Primary
- Moss Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holy Family VA RC Primary School teach?
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Family VA RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holy Family VA RC Primary School is Miss Joanna Riley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Family VA RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Family VA RC Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holy Family VA RC Primary School?
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holy Family VA RC Primary School full?
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 238 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holy Family VA RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Family VA RC Primary School is designated Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Holy Family VA RC Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Family VA RC Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Holy Family VA RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Family VA RC Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School ranked 50th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Family VA RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Family VA RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Family VA RC Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.