Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Pot Hall, Heywood, OL10 2AA
768 pupils · 102% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 22 June 2026. 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 | 43.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.1% |
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 — 1.27 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 142 | 181 | 424 | 142 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 143 | 182 | 411 | 143 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 148 | 177 | 387 | 148 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 149 | 201 | 397 | 149 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 149 | 218 | 399 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 150 | 224 | 407 | 150 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 149 | 189 | 398 | 149 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 150 | 210 | 318 | 150 |
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
- Newhouse Academy 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Anne's Church of England Academy 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Edgar Wood Academy 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Matthew Moss High School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hazel Wood High School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 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.