Holy Family Catholic High School, Liverpool

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Holy Family Catholic High School

Virgins Lane, Thornton, Liverpool L23 4UL

https://www.holyfamilyhighschool.co.uk/

Holy Family Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Sefton). It has about 950 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Destinations, Representation and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Sixth form.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		Chesterfield High School
1.0		St Michael's Church of England High School
1.1		Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
1.7		Litherland High School
2.2		The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
2.4		Maghull High School
2.7		King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
2.9		Maricourt Catholic High School
2.9		Deyes High School
3.5		Archbishop Beck Catholic College
3.9		Hillside High School
4.1		Dixons Fazakerley Academy

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Destinations: Above average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite high.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: About average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is roughly average.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is below average, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are poor. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Progress: Poor. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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