The Holy Cross School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 19 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
- 17.8%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
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 | 97.0% 93.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 10.0% 14.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 79.0% 70.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 7.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 71.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 30.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 2.2% |