Holy Family Catholic High School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

evaluation of the school.

• Inspectors spoke with the headteacher, other school leaders and members of staff. ? The lead inspector spoke with members of the governing body, including the chair of governors.

He spoke with a member of the archdioceseHe also spoke on the telephone with two representatives of the local authority and with some alternative providers that the school uses. ? Inspectors visited a sample of lessons, spoke with some pupils about their learning and looked at samples of pupils' work. ? To evaluate the effectiveness of safeguarding, inspectors reviewed the single central record; took account of the views of leaders, staff and pupils; and considered the extent to which the school has created an o...pen and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interest first.

• Inspectors spoke with several groups of pupils and observed their behaviour at breaktimes and lunchtime. Inspectors considered the responses to Ofsted's pupil survey? Inspectors met with groups of staff and also considered the opinions expressed through the staff survey. ? Inspectors took account of the views expressed by parents through Ofsted Parent View, including free-text commentsInspection team Ahmed Marikar, lead inspector His Majesty's Inspector Sue Farrimond Ofsted Inspector The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

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Information about this school

• This is a Catholic secondary school in the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The most recent section 48 inspection took place in September 2018The next section 48 inspection is due to take place in the 2024/25 academic year.

• The school hosts a specially resourced provision on behalf of the local authority for up to eight pupils. The provision caters for pupils with cognition and learning needsThe specially resourced provision opened in September 2023. ? The chair of governors was appointed in September 2023? The school uses three registered and two unregistered alternative providers? The school meets the requirements of the provider access legislation, which requires schools to provide pupils in Years 8 to 13 with information and engagement about approved technical education qualifications and apprenticeships.