Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
147265
Address
Quendon Drive, EN9 1LG
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
617 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
26.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.3%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 54.6%
Other White 20.4%
Mixed 10.8%
African 4.9%
Other 2.1%
Other Black 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsBelow average-1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 56%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
70
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
68
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
8
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
10
7
Reception, Full-time
90
50
40
Year 1
83
45
38
Year 2
86
42
44
Year 3
70
28
42
Year 4
88
37
51
Year 5
90
40
50
Year 6
77
44
33
Year 2023-2024

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