Holy Family Catholic Academy
Wigan Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Crawley
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 149190
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942704148
About this school
Holy Family Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Wigan. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 21 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 76% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 95% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 95% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 86% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.40 | - | - |
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 Catholic Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Family Catholic Academy compares
Holy Family Catholic Academy ranked 73rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7% | 45.1% | 228 | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram | 51% | 5.9% | 23% | 274 | 0.3 miles |
| Platt Bridge Community School | 72% | 5.7% | 50.1% | 479 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 55% | 5.8% | 48.4% | 242 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley | 71% | 5.3% | 31.2% | 281 | 1.3 miles |
| Hindley Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | — | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.08%
- English as an additional language
- 36%
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 23.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram0.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Platt Bridge Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Mary's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley1.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Hindley Junior and Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Holy Family Catholic Academy ranks 51st of the 66 ranked primary schools in Wigan.
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aspull Church Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School Primary
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School Primary
- Britannia Bridge Primary School Primary
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School Primary
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Holy Family Catholic Academy teach?
- Holy Family Catholic Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Family Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of Holy Family Catholic Academy is Miss Rebecca Crawley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holy Family Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Family Catholic Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Holy Family Catholic Academy?
- Holy Family Catholic Academy has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Holy Family Catholic Academy full?
- Holy Family Catholic Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), 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 Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Family Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Holy Family Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Family Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Holy Family Catholic Academy?
- Holy Family Catholic Academy is part of ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holy Family Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 55% 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 Catholic Academy rank locally?
- Holy Family Catholic Academy ranked 73rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% 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 Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- Holy Family Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Family Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Family Catholic Academy'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 10 July 2026.