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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA10 1LNHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA10 1LN www.holycrossprimarysthelens.co.uk/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2021

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

Overview of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
-8pp
65%49%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
12%
+12pp
23%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Charles Street, St Helens, WA10 1LN
Local authority
St. Helens
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
2024/2544%12%64%20%64%16%56%20%64%60%103.0101.0104.021%206
2023/2452%0%72%24%64%16%60%4%68%60%103.0100.0102.023%206
2022/2332%0%48%19%42%6%61%3%45%52%102.0100.0101.0+0.60+0.30-0.2022%196
2018/1965%23%65%27%85%38%77%38%77%62%103.0104.0104.0-0.20+3.90+0.4018%182
2017/1846%4%57%7%82%25%68%11%79%75%101.0102.0104.0-3.80+0.80-2.2014%209
2016/1734%0%38%3%72%21%76%3%83%72%99.0102.0104.0-4.50-0.90-2.0012%202

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
2024/2520616.821%34%39%5%19%
2023/2420621.623%30%40%6%18%
2022/2319620.222%24%47%6%22%
2021/2218120.823%19%52%7%24%
2020/2116719.022%18%52%
2018/1918220.518%22%49%4%9%
2017/1820920.414%21%47%5%12%
2016/1720218.512%18%51%5%14%

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