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EnglandNorth WestLiverpoolL3 2DUHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary

Liverpool · Liverpool · L3 2DU www.holycrossliverpool.co.uk/

Pupils
219
cap. 195
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 31/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
0pp
82%62%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
10%
+6pp
24%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
219
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Fontenoy Street, Liverpool, L3 2DU
Local authority
Liverpool
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
2024/2552%10%65%19%55%10%65%16%74%71%103.0102.0107.026%219
2023/2452%4%65%9%70%22%70%22%83%74%102.0104.0107.017%222
2022/2341%0%55%14%59%14%50%18%64%59%103.0101.0105.0+1.40+3.60-0.3022%188
2018/1965%12%71%24%65%24%71%12%71%82%103.0103.0106.0-3.40-1.50-3.8015%188
2017/1882%24%88%59%82%35%88%41%82%88%109.0107.0109.0+1.60-0.70+1.3012%179
2016/1747%13%53%20%80%20%53%13%60%73%102.0103.0104.0-0.90+2.60-0.6011%179

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
2024/2521918.626%52%43%7%17%
2023/2422223.117%55%35%8%23%
2022/2318817.222%46%32%6%18%
2021/2218915.319%48%29%5%14%
2020/2118716.911%52%22%
2018/1918813.515%49%25%5%13%
2017/1817914.012%44%24%5%10%
2016/1717915.511%44%24%6%14%

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