The Holy Cross School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 18 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 138459
- Address
- 25 Sandal Road, KT3 5AR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 969 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 26.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 32.6%
Other White 18%
Mixed 11.6%
Unclassified 10.8%
Other Asian 10.3%
African 6%
Indian 3.7%
Other 2.8%
Irish 1.5%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.58
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 67%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 77%
Local authority average 67%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 61.9
Local authority average 58.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.64
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 150 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 151 |
Admissions
The Holy Cross School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 150
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 244
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 8 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 9 | 152 0 152 |
| Year 10 | 155 0 155 |
| Year 11 | 149 0 149 |
| Year 12 | 95 0 95 |
| Year 13 | 105 0 105 |
| Year 14 | 1 0 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 94.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 9.0% 13.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 78.0% 69.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 9.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 65.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 36.0% 24.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 32.0% 22.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 2.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 1.7% |