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Primary

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary

Lewisham · London · SE6 2LD www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk/

Pupils
238
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLewisham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School · Primary · Lewisham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
+21pp
86%74%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
10%
0pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
238
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
62%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Culverley Road, Catford, London, SE6 2LD
Local authority
Lewisham
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
2024/2583%10%83%38%83%14%83%34%83%79%107.0107.0106.020%238
2023/2462%10%72%34%79%14%83%24%83%83%105.0105.0107.022%240
2022/2368%11%71%36%93%11%86%25%93%93%106.0105.0107.0-0.90+1.00-0.8020%241
2018/1986%7%90%24%93%14%90%28%93%90%107.0107.0110.0+1.10-0.10+0.6017%241
2017/1873%0%90%37%80%0%93%30%87%100%107.0106.0110.0+1.10-2.70+0.2016%242
2016/1772%14%79%24%90%24%79%52%93%83%105.0108.0108.0-0.90+1.20+2.7016%255

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
2024/2523822.320%62%22%4%10%
2023/2424021.222%66%21%4%6%
2022/2324123.520%61%22%4%7%
2021/2223921.221%60%20%5%6%
2020/2124425.020%60%15%
2018/1924118.517%60%17%3%3%
2017/1824222.316%63%22%2%2%
2016/1725520.016%61%23%3%6%

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