Holy Family Catholic Academy
| Established | September 2010 |
|---|---|
| Closed | July 2017 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Jason Thurley |
| Location |
Chatsworth Place Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire DN35 9NF England 53°33′00″N 0°02′56″W / 53.550078°N 0.048875°WCoordinates: 53°33′00″N 0°02′56″W / 53.550078°N 0.048875°W |
| DfE URN | 139649 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 850 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Navy & Maroon |
| Website | hfca.co.uk |
Holy Family Catholic Academy (known locally as HFCA) opened in September 2013 and was an Academy sponsored by the Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocese Education Service (NRCDES).
HFCA was preceded by St Andrew’s College a joint church school that opened in September 2010 following the amalgamation of Matthew Humberstone C of E School and St Mary’s Catholic High School. Both predecessor schools to St Andrew’s College were supported by the National Challenge and were deemed to be Grade 3 schools in their last Ofsted Section 5 inspection reports, in 2009 and 2007 respectively.
HFCA in contrast was judged GOOD in all four categories inspected under the Ofsted framework in its first inspection in June 2015.
The Ofsted report for the Academy provided clear validation of the strong and rapid improvement across all aspects of the school’s work in the period since it became an academy. This strong and rapid improvement was further validated by the outcome of the Academy’s first Diocesan Canonical Inspection of November 2015 when it was also judged a GOOD CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
The Academy as a small school with a big heart where every student was known individually and nurtured to be the best they can be both academically and personally so that they could teach others to be the same.
The Mission of the Academy, taken from an address of Pope Francis to young people makes explicit the ambition and aspiration of the Academy for its students: 'Do not bury your talents; the gifts that God has given you. Do not be afraid to dream of great things’.
The Academy closed in July 2017 and was renamed Beacon Academy, sponsored by the Wellsprings Trust.