Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Widnes, WA8 5DW
216 pupils · 90% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 27 | 47 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 28 | 49 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 23 | 49 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 23 | 47 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 34 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 25 | 51 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 22 | 53 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 24 | 49 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy 0.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lunts Heath Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.