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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL4 9BEHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL4 9BE http://www.holycross.plymouth.sch.uk/

Pupils
290
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
290
Pupils · 2024/25
51%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
290
Pupils · 2024/25
51%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+16pp
80%64%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
20%
+15pp
20%13%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
31%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
290
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
51%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
2 Beaumont Road, St Jude's, Plymouth, PL4 9BE
Local authority
Plymouth
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
2024/2564%20%80%36%69%31%80%24%84%71%106.0104.0104.024%290
2023/2448%5%65%18%68%23%63%18%90%58%103.0103.0102.019%306
2022/2347%9%67%14%74%26%70%19%72%70%103.0103.0103.0-2.40+0.10-2.0021%302
2018/1980%10%80%37%87%13%87%57%93%80%107.0108.0109.0+3.60+0.90+3.4014%282
2017/1857%7%70%43%87%23%57%23%97%70%106.0102.0105.0+1.90+2.30-1.6013%263
2016/1769%8%73%46%81%12%96%42%92%85%105.0109.0108.0+2.30+1.10+5.0011%251

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
2024/2529021.524%51%18%4%8%
2023/2430621.519%41%18%5%13%
2022/2330223.121%42%22%5%13%
2021/2230024.817%40%21%6%15%
2020/2130119.716%38%22%
2018/1928221.514%39%17%4%9%
2017/1826319.913%37%11%3%5%
2016/1725120.911%31%12%4%7%

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