Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2021 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
- St. Helens
- Unique reference
- 104804
- Address
- Charles Street, WA10 1LN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 206 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
White British 60.7%
African 8.3%
Indian 7.8%
Other White 5.8%
Other Asian 5.8%
Mixed 3.4%
Other 2.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Irish Traveller 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Caribbean 1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 32%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 3 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 16 14 |
| Year 1 | 19 6 13 |
| Year 2 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 3 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 4 | 27 10 17 |
| Year 5 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 6 | 26 14 12 |