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Holy Family Catholic School

1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, E17 3EA

Voluntary aided school for ages 11–18 in Walthamstow. Mixed intake, Roman Catholic.

Holy Family Catholic School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in London, within Waltham Forest, for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It is non-selective, has a sixth form, around 1,210 pupils and is in the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2023.

Its GCSE Attainment 8 score was 45.5, and 43% achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths.

At 16 to 18, the average A level grade was C, 6.1% of A level entries were in AAB or higher combinations, and 73% of students sustained a higher education destination.

The school says its Catholic ethos underpins all it does and forms the Holy Family Way, and that it is a member of the Aquinas Trust of Catholic Schools in Waltham Forest.

Ages 11–18 · Secondary
1,211 pupils · On roll
Voluntary aided school · Mixed

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