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EnglandEast MidlandsAshfieldNG15 8BZHoly Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary

Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary

Ashfield · Hucknall · NG15 8BZ http://www.holycrossschoolhucknall.com

Pupils
239
cap. 230
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
239
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
239
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2012Good
AddressLeen Mills Lane, Nottinghamshire, Hucknall, NG15 8BZ
Telephone01159534577
Local authorityNottinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.0:1
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£6073 spend / pupil£6557 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyHoly Cross Catholic Primary SchoolClosed · from 2012-10-01

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
98%
Would recommend
95%
Responses
77
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

98%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

96%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

97%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

22%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

93%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

67%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

87%

Q9. My child does well at this school

94%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

91%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

91%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

84%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

86%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

95%

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+1pp
73%63%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
82%
LA AVG 74.16%
SPAG higher standard
33%
LA AVG 27.76%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.61
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
239
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 21.22:1
EAL
13%
LA AVG 10.76%
FSM eligible
10%
LA AVG 23.6%
SEN
13%
LA AVG 13.28%
Overall absence
3%
LA AVG 4.95%
Persistent absence
6%
LA AVG 11.73%

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%6%76%39%73%6%79%36%88%82%107.0105.0107.013%239
2023/2463%3%70%30%80%7%70%10%90%80%105.0102.0107.09%223
2022/2352%3%87%35%65%3%81%19%77%77%107.0106.0105.0+2.40-3.70-0.4011%223
2018/1973%13%73%30%87%37%87%27%87%90%105.0106.0108.0-1.70+0.70-1.7010%208
2017/1861%3%71%16%87%19%71%6%84%81%102.0101.0105.0-2.80-0.70-3.509%216
2016/1769%10%77%18%82%21%82%15%92%85%103.0105.0106.0-1.80+0.00-0.108%229

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
2024/2523924.813%13%10%3%6%
2023/2422321.39%8%9%4%6%
2022/2322321.311%8%9%4%6%
2021/2220823.17%9%9%5%12%
2020/2120222.96%11%10%
2018/1920824.110%15%10%3%5%
2017/1821624.49%17%10%4%5%
2016/1722926.88%16%8%4%5%

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