Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fontenoy Street, Liverpool, L3 2DU
Website: www.holycrossliverpool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01512369505
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Liverpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Bannon
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104633

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 195
Number of Pupils: 187
Number of Boys: 79
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -6.9 to 0.1
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.6 to 1.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -6.9 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street , L6 2WF
4out of 4 1,477 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street , L8 7QA
3out of 4 2,171 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Fontenoy Street , L3 2DU
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Trinity Catholic Primary School
Titchfield Street , Vauxhall L5 8UT
1out of 4 823 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Faith Primary School
Prince Edwin St , L5 3LW
3out of 4 923 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Pleasant Street Primary School
Pleasant Street , L3 5TS
3out of 4 1,225 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School
Orthes Street , L3 5XF
2out of 4 1,424 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street , L5 5AF
2out of 4 1,642 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
North Liverpool Academy
120 Heyworth Street , L5 0SQ
3out of 4 1,839 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS
3out of 4 2,204 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Studio School Liverpool
41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS
3out of 4 2,204 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Gardners Drive , Kensington L6 7UR
3out of 4 2,972 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street , L3 5TP
- not rated 1,267 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH
- not rated 1,800 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street , L1 9HF
- not rated 1,812 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Millstead School
Iliad Street , L5 3LU
4out of 4 1,009 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Liverpool John Moores University
Egerton Court , 2 Rodney Street L3 5UX
- not rated 1,336 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Liverpool
The Foundation Building , 765 Brownlow Hill L69 7ZX
- not rated 1,521 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Mount Street , L1 9HF
- not rated 1,781 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG
- not rated 2,091 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.