Holy Family Catholic School
Secondary schoolHoly Family Catholic School is a secondary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,175 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Holy Family Catholic School was 48.1, against 48.8 in Waltham Forest and 46.2 in England.
46.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.9% | 51.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68.9% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 196 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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
In a straight line- Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 202550 m
- Waltham Forest CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file270 m
- The Woodside Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Emmanuel Community SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Frederick Bremer SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, June 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.7 (2025/26, provisional)600 m
- Whitefield SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), May 2023650 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Waltham Forest
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).