Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Holy Cross provides expert subject teaching through specialist teachers, helping pupils make consistently good progress. Children start with skills below expectations but catch up quickly, particularly in speech and language. The school creates warm, respectful relationships where pupils feel confident, safe and happy to learn together.
Key Strengths
- Children make outstanding progress in Early Years Foundation Stage with excellent speech and language development
- Pupils benefit from subject specialist teaching which ensures consistently good progress across all areas
- Strong relationships between pupils and adults create welcoming, engaging learning environments
- Good behaviour and safety culture with reduction in poor behaviour incidents over three years
- Teaching has improved significantly over the last three years and is now good in all areas
Areas for Improvement
- Attendance remains a concern for some pupils, with persistent absentees making less progress than others
- Standards of presentation and handwriting are weak across the school, particularly affecting boys' writing
- Marking in subjects other than English and mathematics is not yet consistently strong
- Pupils do not have sufficient time to respond to teachers' marking and reflect on suggestions for improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements were found to be effective with pupils demonstrating good awareness of bullying and cyber safety, and confidence that staff will address any issues.
Extracurricular Activities
Homework, additional enrichment activities and events led by staff
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a good school where children make rapid progress in the Early Years and achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, reaching standards similar to national averages by Year 6.
At a Glance
41.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 65%. Maths has declined from 70% to 65%. Writing has declined from 70% to 55%.
Class Sizes
25.8
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
192 pupils
195 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Liverpool
Places available
6,140
Applications
4,934
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.4%
Primary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.26329%
Overall absence
17.34694%
Persistent absence
196
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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