Holy Family Catholic High School

Holy Family Catholic High School is a mixed, comprehensive, Roman Catholic secondary school with sixth form situated in Thornton, Liverpool. It is a voluntary-aided state school under the Archdiocese of Liverpool. 

A smaller than average secondary school, Holy Family provides 869 places for students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. Formerly known as St Joseph’s, Holy Family converted from a secondary modern to a comprehensive in the late 1970s.

Headteacher

Matthew Symes

Values and vision

Holy Family Catholic High School aims to be a high-achieving school that provides a great level of support and care to each child, to ensure they are given the self-belief and self-confidence to achieve their ambitions. It is a large enough school to provide students with a high number of opportunities and learning facilities, but small enough to be able to cater to each child’s needs and create a healthy working relationship between staff and students.

The mission of Holy Family is to help children develop as well-rounded individuals with a strong faith and empathy for others.

Ofsted report

“Students achieve well, particularly in Key Stages 4 and 5. As a result, they are well prepared for the next stages of their lives. The new headteacher is building well on a tradition of good leadership. He has quickly inspired the school to be ambitious for further improvement. As a consequence, members of the school community are very clear about what they need to do to achieve this.”

View Holy Family Catholic High School’s latest Ofsted report