Holy Cross RC Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Bristol, City of
Unique reference
109244
Address
Dean Lane, Bedminster, BS3 1DB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
186 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
45.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
43%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 29.6%
Other 16.7%
Mixed 11.9%
Other White 11.3%
Other Asian 7.5%
Indian 4.8%
Pakistani 4.3%
African 4.3%
Other Black 2.7%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Irish Traveller 1.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsBelow average-2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 48%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Holy Cross RC Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
12
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
12
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
26
17
9
Year 1
18
5
13
Year 2
27
8
19
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
28
17
11
Year 5
27
14
13
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2023-2024

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