Holy Cross Ceva Primary School is a primary school located in Oldham. 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 02/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Ruth Street, Oldham, OL1 3EZ
Website: www.holycross-primary.co.uk
Telephone: 01617705522
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Wardle
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135720

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 450
Number of Boys: 228
Number of Girls: 222

Absence

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

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.5
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.3
Maths
Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.5 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Holy Cross Ceva Primary School
Ruth Street , OL1 3EZ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Beever Primary School
Moorby Street , OL1 3QU
2out of 4 424 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Tilbury Street , OL1 2HJ
2out of 4 860 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Northmoor Academy
Alderson Street , OL9 6AQ
3out of 4 860 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Horton Mill Community Primary School
Southlink , Glodwick OL4 1GL
3out of 4 1,060 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blue Coat CofE School
Egerton Street , OL1 3SQ
4out of 4 194 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Oldham Academy North
Broadway , Royton OL2 5BF
3out of 4 2,016 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE
- not rated 2,406 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT
1out of 4 2,680 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Waterhead Academy
Huddersfield Road , OL4 3NY
2out of 4 2,890 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 Oldham College
Rochdale Road , OL9 6AA
- not rated 849 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oldham Sixth Form College
Union Street West , OL8 1XU
- not rated 1,126 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hollinwood Academy
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PT
4out of 4 337 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Springboard Project
2 Medtia Square , Phoenix Street OL1 1AN
- not rated 923 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Future Finders Employability College
77 Union Street , OL1 1JZ
- not rated 951 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westwood High
Kelsall Street , OL9 6HR
- not rated 1,450 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Iqra High School
319 Waterloo Street , OL4 1BJ
- not rated 1,568 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.