Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Sale, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Sale, Trafford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 October 2022. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Holy Family Catholic Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 47 of the 59 other Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 17 offers; 11 of the 41 applications (27%) came from outside Trafford, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 17.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Old Hall Road, Sale, M33 2JA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils really enjoy learning at this inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “They understand and embrace the school’s four values: ‘growing our hearts and minds, passionate about learning, together we succeed and we care about respect’.”
- “They make the most of many opportunities to take on leadership responsibilities, such as being mental health champions and representing their class on the school council.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, such as history, the curriculum does not give pupils enough opportunity to understand how current and previous topics are linked by larger ideas.”
- “Nevertheless, there are some weaknesses in leaders’ engagement and communication with parents.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Worthington Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorlands Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Lime Tree Primary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brooklands Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published