Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Plymouth
- Unique reference
- 140726
- Address
- 2 Beaumont Road, St Jude's, PL4 9BE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 290 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 51%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.8%
White British 32.4%
Other White 14.5%
Mixed 12.4%
Indian 11.4%
African 8.6%
Other Black 8.6%
Other 5.9%
Other Asian 3.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.4
WritingAverage0.1
MathsBelow average-2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 42 16 26 |
| Year 2 | 41 20 21 |
| Year 3 | 44 20 24 |
| Year 4 | 42 23 19 |
| Year 5 | 45 23 22 |
| Year 6 | 46 21 25 |