Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 26 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
594 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
31.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.1%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 52.5%
Other White 22.9%
Mixed 10.4%
African 5.2%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 64%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
86
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
81
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
81
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
10
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
11
7
Reception, Full-time
75
40
35
Year 1
83
47
36
Year 2
80
43
37
Year 3
84
42
42
Year 4
68
29
39
Year 5
87
37
50
Year 6
85
39
46
Year 2024-2025

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