Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 23 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Unique reference
138812
Address
Leen Mills Lane, Nottinghamshire, NG15 8BZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
239 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
58.6%
Girls
41.4%
First language not English
13.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.2%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48.5%
African 20.5%
Other Black 8.4%
Mixed 8%
Indian 5.9%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other White 2.9%
Irish 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingWell below average-3.7
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
7
9
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
23
14
9
Year 2
30
23
7
Year 3
32
17
15
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
33
19
14
Year 6
33
20
13
Year 2024-2025

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