# Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Braintree, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 201 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148111. [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 201
- Council: Braintree
- URN: 148111

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- 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, 70% of pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 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.

- [Howbridge Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howbridge-church-of-england-junior-school-e140666): 170 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Howbridge Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howbridge-infant-school-e114951): 170 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023
- [Chipping Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipping-hill-primary-school-e114827): 530 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lift Maltings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-maltings-e135653): 650 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Woodend Farm School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodend-farm-school-e149597): 1.5 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Witham Oaks Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witham-oaks-academy-e139871): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 72% 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/148111)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148111)

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