Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 136967
- Address
- Tracyes Road, Southern Way, CM18 6JJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 421 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 41.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 37.8%
African 24.5%
Other White 17.8%
Mixed 11.2%
Caribbean 2.6%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 1.7%
Other 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 56 38 18 |
| Year 1 | 52 32 20 |
| Year 2 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 3 | 62 25 37 |
| Year 4 | 66 30 36 |
| Year 5 | 65 35 30 |
| Year 6 | 63 22 41 |