Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 21 2022 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
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 105087
- Address
- Gautby Road, Bidston, CH41 7DU
- Website
- www.holycross.wirral.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 171 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 69.6%
- Persistent absence
- 25.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.7%
White British 80.1%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 4.1%
Pakistani 2.3%
African 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.9
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
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
- 15
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 18.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 8 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 11 11 |
| Year 1 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 2 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 3 | 22 9 13 |
| Year 4 | 23 9 14 |
| Year 5 | 14 4 10 |
| Year 6 | 14 7 7 |