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
White British 37%
Other 17.4%
Indian 11.4%
Other White 8.7%
African 7.3%
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

School 52%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: 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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