Secondary · E17 · Waltham Forest

Holy Family Catholic School

1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.9%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.04
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1175

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in E17. Where we have them, council (Waltham Forest) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1175
Free school meals
34.2%
7.7% above district average (26.5%)

Also: Waltham Forest 31.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
8.7%
13.8% below district average (22.5%)

Also: Waltham Forest 16.9% · England 16.5%

EAL
40.3%
2.8% below district average (43.1%)
Attendance
94.9%
0.3% below district average (95.2%)

Also: Waltham Forest 92.7% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
12.2%
Progress 8
-0.04 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English & maths
43%
Grade 4+ English & maths
64%
Entered for EBacc
49%
EBacc average point score
4.12

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the E17 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2180.5%
  • 2021/2293.7%
  • 2022/2392.5%
  • 2023/2492.4%
  • 2024/2592.9%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1240
Pupils on roll
1175

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Waltham Forest page.

SEN support

SEN %
8.7%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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