How many pupils attend Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston has 192 pupils on roll.

What ages does Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston take?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston?

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston have a religious character?

Yes — Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston?

When Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic Children looked after by a Local Authority and previously looked after baptised Catholic children. This includes children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a Child Arrangement Order or Special Guardianship Order; 2. Baptised Catholic children with specific need — Baptised Catholic Children with a specific educational, medical, social or emotional need which is relevant to the school and whose application is supported in writing by an appropriate authority (e.g. doctor or social worker); 3. Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic siblings of children at the school who will still be on the school roll at the time of admission, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 25 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If, within any category, there are more applicants than places available priority will be given on the basis of proximity to the school. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure from the centre of the building that is the applicant’s home address to the centre of school building. Distances are measured using the Councils’ Geographic Information System. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46.4% of pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic Children looked after by a Local Authority and previously looked after baptised Catholic children. This includes children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a Child Arrangement Order or Special Guardianship Order.
2Baptised Catholic children with specific need — Baptised Catholic Children with a specific educational, medical, social or emotional need which is relevant to the school and whose application is supported in writing by an appropriate authority (e.g. doctor or social worker)
3Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic siblings of children at the school who will still be on the school roll at the time of admission
4Baptised Catholic children in parish — Baptised Catholic Children living within the Parish of Holy Family
5Other baptised Catholic children
6Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other Children looked after by a Local Authority and previously looked after children. This includes children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a Child Arrangement Order or Special Guardianship Order.
7Other children with specific need — Other Children with a specific educational, medical, social or emotional need which is relevant to the school and whose application is supported in writing by an appropriate authority (e.g. doctor or social worker).
8Other siblings — Other siblings of children at the school who will still be on the school roll at the time of admission
9Other children

If two applications tie: If, within any category, there are more applicants than places available priority will be given on the basis of proximity to the school. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure from the centre of the building that is the applicant’s home address to the centre of school building. Distances are measured using the Councils’ Geographic Information System. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Siblings defined as brothers or sisters including step, half, foster and adopted siblings living at the same address. Looked after children includes previously looked after children who became subject to adoption, residence or special guardianship order. In event of shared parenting, the address of the parent living closest to the school is used.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.