Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Address: Maltings Lane
Town/City: Witham
County: Essex
Postcode: CM8 1DX
Telephone Number: 01376 513418
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 5-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2020
Trust: The Rosary Trust - A Catholic Multi Academy
Sponsor: St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Julia Murray
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 201 (44% boys & 56% girls)
Enrollment: 96% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 17.5%

Location and administration

URN: 148111
DfE Number: 881/3813
UKPRN: 10086826
UPRN: 100091452257
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Braintree (E07000067)
Constituency: Witham (E14001590)
Electoral Ward: Witham South (E05010388)
Diocese: RC04(Diocese of Brentwood)

Easting & Northing: 581725E, 213518N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 47' 29.13" N 0° 38' 1.47" E
Plus Code: 9F32QJRM+HF

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Howbridge Church of England Junior School (0.2km)
  2. Howbridge Infant School (0.2km)
  3. Chipping Hill Primary School (0.5km)
  4. Lift Maltings (0.7km)
  5. Woodend Farm School (1.5km)
  6. Witham Oaks Academy (1.8km)
  7. Acorn Academy (1.8km)
  8. Templars Academy (2.6km)
  9. Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School (2.9km)
  10. Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School (2.9km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr William Anderson - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 1 January 2029.
  • Mr Richard Barber - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 March 2029.
  • Mrs Marcella Coleridge - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 July 2028.
  • Mrs Marcella Colleridge - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 July 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Catherine Collett - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 May 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 May 2027.
  • Mrs Jasmine Everett - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 April 2024 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 14 April 2028.
  • Mr John Glasby - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 June 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 June 2026.
  • Fr Nixon Gomes - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)).
  • Mrs Ronnie Hannan - Local Governor. Appointed on 26 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mrs Helen Josephine Jones - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 October 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 October 2025.
  • Mrs Korina Murphy-Banham - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 November 2025.
  • Mrs Julia Murray - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mrs Kathleen Prior - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 April 2024 (Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)). Term runs until 14 April 2028.
  • Mrs Jacqueline Rackliff - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 August 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Mrs Anne Wright Wright - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 26 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.