Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lewisham
Unique reference
100739
Address
Culverley Road, Catford, SE6 2LD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
241 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
61.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.5%
Persistent absence
7.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.8%
Pupil ethnicities
African 32.8%
Other White 16.6%
Mixed 13.3%
White British 12.4%
Unclassified 6.2%
Caribbean 5%
Other Asian 4.1%
Irish 3.3%
Other Black 2.5%
Indian 1.7%
Other 1.2%
Chinese 0.8%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
8
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
5
7
Reception, Full-time
31
14
17
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
20
10
Year 3
31
13
18
Year 4
28
12
16
Year 5
30
14
16
Year 6
29
11
18
Year 2022-2023
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