Holy Family Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Waltham Forest Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Holy Family Catholic School is a secondary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Holy Family Catholic School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 80 first-choice applications for 110 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 30 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 26 of the 242 applications (11%) came from families living outside Waltham Forest, and 17 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.5 (England 46).
- That 2024/25 GCSE English and maths figure was the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Waltham Forest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Waltham Forest schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 1,175 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils said they enjoy the strong friendships they build here.”
- “The school is welcoming and like a family.”
- “Pupils appreciate the supportive staff who push them to go the extra mile in their work.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, in the younger years, teaching does not check what pupils know securely.”
- “This leads to misconceptions in pupils’ understanding.”
- “It hampers their readiness for future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 80 first-preference applications, 110 offers in total, 80 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Waltham Forest.
- Frederick Bremer School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walthamstow School for Girls 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Walthamstow Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Chingford Foundation School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leytonstone School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kelmscott School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highams Park School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Willowfield School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published