Holy Family Catholic Primary School

About Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Ealing is a school that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 167 applications for just 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.78. Of those, 85 families put it as their first preference, and 59 of them were offered a spot. That level of demand is a strong signal that local parents rate the school highly, and it fits with the school’s Outstanding Ofsted rating, which it has held across both its most recent inspections, the latest coming in May 2024. The school is Roman Catholic, which will be a factor for some families, and it has a nursery provision for children from age three. With 453 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, it is running slightly over its official number, which is common for popular primaries.

Academically, Holy Family performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Ealing local authority average of 71%. That puts the school fifth out of 65 primary schools in the borough, placing it in the top 8% locally. It also ranks in the top 5% nationally. A quarter of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects, and the average scores in reading and maths were 110 and 111 respectively, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the raw attainment figures are strong. The school also has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 13%, which is below the national average.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a sensory room, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall, art studios, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, rounders and athletics, and there are clubs such as eco club, choir, book club and drama. For children with additional needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a faith-based primary that is clearly popular and academically strong, and it suits families who want a school with a Catholic character and a track record of high attainment. The nearest other Outstanding-rated primary is St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, 1.2 km away.

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