Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 30 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
Liverpool
Unique reference
104633
Address
Fontenoy Street, L3 2DU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
51.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.7%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.7%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African7.3%
Other White8.7%
Indian11.4%
Other17.4%
White British37%
Other Asian
5.5%
Mixed
4.6%
Bangladeshi
3.2%
Other Black
1.8%
Caribbean
1.4%
Pakistani
0.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingWell above average3.6
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
52%
Local authority average
57%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
10%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
102
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
9
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
4
2
Reception, Full-time
19
14
5
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
28
18
10
Year 3
26
13
13
Year 4
29
12
17
Year 5
28
11
17
Year 6
31
13
18
Year 2024-2025

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