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
- 222 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 32.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.7%
White British 41.4%
African 16.2%
Mixed 12.6%
Other White 12.2%
Unclassified 5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Irish Traveller 2.7%
Pakistani 2.7%
Indian 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other 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
School 45%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 10 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Part-time | 7 4 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 20 10 10 |
| Year 1 | 28 10 18 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 4 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 5 | 29 11 18 |
| Year 6 | 30 17 13 |