Eyres Monsell Primary SchoolHoly Cross Catholic School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.

Summary of the comparison

Eyres Monsell Primary School and Holy Cross Catholic School are primary schools in Leicester.

  • Eyres Monsell Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Holy Cross Catholic School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holy Cross Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Eyres Monsell Primary School was judged Good and Holy Cross Catholic School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 34.0% for Eyres Monsell Primary School and 45.0% for Holy Cross Catholic School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Eyres Monsell Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 34.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Holy Cross Catholic School (45.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Eyres Monsell Primary School versus Holy Cross Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeicesterEyres Monsell Primary SchoolLeicesterHoly Cross Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking56th of 81 in Leicester 33rd of 81 in Leicester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll388 203
Capacity420 240
LocationLeicester, LE2 9AH Leicester, LE2 6TY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard34.0% 45.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 101.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census395 219
Free school meals (ever 6)40.6% 43.5%
English as an additional language37.5% 29.2%
SEN support25.8% 33.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 9.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.2% 11.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Eyres Monsell Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic School

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