Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ostley Bank, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LR
217 pupils · 100% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 14 December 2022, published 2 February 2023. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 25 | 65 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 24 | 51 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 32 | 65 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 23 | 50 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 28 | 65 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 35 | 81 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 74 | 29 |
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
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Victoria Academy 1.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Parkside Academy 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Yarlside Academy 1.3 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.