Holy Cross RC Primary School is a primary school located in Bristol. 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 15/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check Holy Cross RC Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Dean Lane, Bristol

School Information

Address: Dean Lane, Bristol, BS3 1DB
Website: www.holycross.bristol.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01173772199
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jo Kingston
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109244

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.1
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
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
4out of 4Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House, Ship Lane BS1 6RR 		907 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Knowle West Early Years Centre
Leinster Avenue, Knowle BS4 1NN 		2,198 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Haviland House, St Judes BS2 0DT 		2,336 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre
Albert Crescent, St Philip's Marsh BS2 0SU 		2,393 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Little Bishop Street, St Paul's BS2 9JF 		2,663 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Holy Cross RC Primary School
Dean Lane, Bedminster BS3 1DB 		0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Southville Primary School
Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St, Southville BS3 1EB 		301 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Compass Point Primary School
South Street, Bedminster BS3 3AU 		754 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School
Windmill Close, Windmill Hill BS3 4DP 		841 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cathedral Primary School
College Square, BS1 5TS 		990 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Somerset Square, BS1 6RT 		986 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square, BS1 5TS 		990 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ashton Park School
Blackmoor's Lane, Bower Ashton BS3 2JL 		2,319 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham BS6 6DT 		2,491 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bedminster Down School
Donald Road, Bedminster Down BS13 7DQ 		3,023 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of Bristol College
St George's Road, Anchor Road BS1 5UA 		1,019 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLPW Independent School
LPW House, Princess Street BS3 4AG 		880 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth's Hospital
Berkeley Place, Clifton BS8 1JX 		1,585 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBristol Grammar School
University Road, BS8 1SR 		1,875 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bristol
Senate House, Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH 		1,955 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAndalusia Academy Bristol
Old School Building, St Matthias Park BS2 0BA 		2,107 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑