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%
White British 37.9%
African 21%
Other White 11.4%
Mixed 10.4%
Other Asian 4.6%
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
School 32%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
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 |