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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Fontenoy Street, Liverpool L3 2DU · holycrossliverpool.co.uk · 0151 236 9505
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 192
- 98% of 195 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.9%
- First language not English
- 56.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 29 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 31 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Holy Cross Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 35
- 19% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied