Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Plymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 04/06/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 2 Beaumont Road, Plymouth, PL4 9BE
Website: http://www.holycross.plymouth.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01752225420
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Finola Gill
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140726

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/06/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 255
Number of Pupils: 301
Number of Boys: 168
Number of Girls: 133

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 1.2 to 5.9
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
2 Beaumont Road, St Jude's PL4 9BE 		0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Mount Street Primary School
Mount Street, Greenbank PL4 8NZ 		483 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Salisbury Road Primary School
Salisbury Road, PL4 8QZ 		704 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pilgrim Primary Academy
Oxford Street, PL1 5BQ 		1,170 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Prince Rock Primary School
Embankment Road, PL4 9JF 		1,221 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedPlymouth High School for Girls
St Lawrence Road, PL4 6HT 		935 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
2out of 4Lipson Co-operative Academy
Bernice Terrace, Lipson PL4 7PG 		1,530 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Devonport High School for Boys
Paradise Road, Stoke PL1 5QP 		2,338 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
2out of 4Stoke Damerel Community College
Somerset Place, Stoke PL3 4BD 		2,408 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedScott Medical and Healthcare College
Somerset Place, Stoke PL3 4BD 		2,412 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity College Plymouth
Kings Road, Devonport PL1 5QG 		2,783 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMillbay Academy
22 Millbay Road, PL1 3EG 		1,704 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4ACE Schools Plymouth
Martins Gate, Bretonside PL4 0AT 		385 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth College of Art
Tavistock Place, PL4 8AT 		478 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Plymouth
Drake Circus, PL4 8AA 		657 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedFletewood School at Derry Villas
88 North Road East, PL4 6AN 		931 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth College
Ford Park, Plymouth PL4 6RN 		1,640 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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