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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH41 7DUHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Birkenhead · CH41 7DU www.holycross.wirral.sch.uk

Pupils
181
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
181
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
181
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
+2pp
73%58%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
0%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
181
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
82%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Gautby Road, Bidston, Birkenhead, CH41 7DU
Local authority
Wirral
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%0%73%27%80%0%87%20%93%67%105.0106.0102.031%181
2023/2471%0%71%14%71%0%79%14%86%57%103.0104.0100.030%171
2022/2360%5%65%20%75%5%70%15%80%60%101.0102.098.0-1.90+1.20-0.3026%158
2018/1953%0%67%20%67%13%60%0%73%67%102.099.0102.0+0.50+0.20-3.6038%150
2017/1843%4%52%9%65%22%48%9%70%57%99.098.099.0-2.50-0.60-2.5038%159
2016/1730%0%45%0%55%10%40%0%55%45%98.096.097.0-3.60-1.90-4.5031%156

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518112.931%21%82%7%20%
2023/2417118.230%12%77%8%24%
2022/2315816.826%13%70%9%35%
2021/2214215.432%8%72%11%43%
2020/2114317.829%7%65%
2018/1915015.838%9%76%8%32%
2017/1815916.838%8%79%8%31%
2016/1715616.631%7%79%7%24%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.