The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Keighley (Bradford).
Location
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The Holy Family Catholic School is a Catholic 11-18 High School which serves the Parishes and communities in and around the districts of Keighley, Haworth, and Skipton. On behalf of the students, staff and Governing Body of The Holy Family Catholic School, I am delighted to welcome you to our school website.
I hope you enjoy looking around and that it will give you all the information you need about our school community. Our aim is to deliver world class education, opportunities, support and care for every child as unique children of God. Our dedicated staff inspire, support and challenge each of our students to achieve academic success.
Our extra-curricular opportunities inspire them to make the best of their talents, and we provide excellent pastoral care to support their emotional wellbeing and development.
We strive to ensure that the children in our care are loved, valued and supported, and that they leave us as confident young adults ready for life in modern society, equipped with the necessary skills to thrive in the outside world.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 149299
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rob Pritchard Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kiara Groves | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Fr Sunny Joseph | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Brennan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mary Hymas | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sarah Martin Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Duncan Martin Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sharon Mather Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record