Secondary
Holy Family Catholic School
1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1175 of 1240 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
43%
45.5
169th of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.12 |
| Entered the EBacc | 49% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% |
| A level average points per entry | 29.11 |
| A level students | 66 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46% |
| 22/23 | 44% |
| 23/24 | 39% |
| 24/25 | 43% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.1 |
| 22/23 | 29.7 |
| 23/24 | 32.3 |
| 24/25 | 29.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.13 |
| 22/23 | -0.30 |
| 23/24 | -0.04 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.4 |
| 22/23 | 44.9 |
| 23/24 | 44.6 |
| 24/25 | 45.5 |
1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Waltham Forest admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Carolyn Laws
- Address
- 1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3EA
- Telephone
- 02085200482