Holy Family Catholic High School
Virgins Lane, Liverpool, L23 4UL
1,012 pupils · 116% of 869 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 9 October 2024, published 19 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 147 | 250 | 619 | 147 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 153 | 264 | 632 | 153 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 164 | 240 | 575 | 164 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 164 | 219 | 558 | 164 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 151 | 210 | 533 | 151 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 154 | 223 | 549 | 154 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 153 | 313 | 638 | 153 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 156 | 244 | 573 | 156 |
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
- Chesterfield High School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Academy 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Michaels Church of England Academy 1.8 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Litherland High School 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco 3.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Maghull High School 3.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.