# Holy Family Catholic Academy

Holy Family Catholic Academy is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 228 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149190. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 228
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 149190

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Holy Family Catholic Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-abram-e141641): 510 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Platt Bridge Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/platt-bridge-community-school-e139300): 670 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e106447): 860 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newbridge Learning Community](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbridge-learning-community-e135199): 870 m. Special. School remains Good, March 2024
- [Fix-It (UK) Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fix-it-uk-ltd-e152247): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149190)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149190)

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