Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 146224
- Address
- Stonesby Avenue, LE2 6TY
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 219 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.7%
- Girls
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 29.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 33.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 4.6% |
| Mixed | 10.4% |
| Other White | 11.4% |
| African | 21% |
| White British | 37.9% |
| Irish Traveller | 3.7% |
| Indian | 3.7% |
| Unclassified | 3.2% |
| Pakistani | 1.8% |
| Other Black | 0.9% |
| Other | 0.9% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.5% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 45% |
| Local authority average | 60% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 3% |
| Local authority average | 5% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 101 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 101 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 8 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 17 10 |
| Year 1 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 2 | 29 10 19 |
| Year 3 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 4 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 5 | 32 14 18 |
| Year 6 | 31 10 21 |