Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 20 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
- 181 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 21%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 73.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.2%
White British 74%
Other White 6.1%
African 5%
Other Asian 3.9%
Mixed 3.4%
Other 3.3%
Indian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Caribbean 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 71%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 15 11 4 |
| Year 1 | 26 14 12 |
| Year 2 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 3 | 32 15 17 |
| Year 4 | 21 9 12 |
| Year 5 | 24 10 14 |
| Year 6 | 16 5 11 |