# Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Darlington, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139533. [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 234
- Council: Darlington
- URN: 139533

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 October 2023
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, 77% of pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Darlington and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Darlington | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 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 Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cockerton-church-of-england-primary-school-e142962): 240 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Marchbank Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marchbank-free-school-e139691): 850 m. Special. Good (overall), January 2024
- [Mowden Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mowden-infant-school-e138175): 870 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023
- [Mowden Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mowden-junior-school-e138176): 920 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mount Pleasant Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-school-e143449): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Reid Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reid-street-primary-school-e136836): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, April 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/139533)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139533)

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